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Wholesale / Retail 46 - Wholesale trade 46.6 - Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies 46.62 - Wholesale of machine tools
700 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 April 2025
Employment effect (start)
15 May 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2028
Description
Andreas Stihl Power Tools, the Romanian subsidiary of German company Stihl International, is building a battery plant in Oradea (Bihor County), which will be operational this year. The construction of the new plant started in March 2024, and the company invested €40 million for the new plant.
The company announced that the production of batteries will start in September 2025 and by the end of 2028 the company will hire 700 persons.
The hiring process has started and among the available positions are facilities technician with expertise in electricity, capable of ensuring the operation and maintenance of factory systems, mold technician – plastic injection molding, senior buyer, purchasing lead, commodity buyer, and quality worker incoming inspection.
Eurofound (2025), Andreas Stihl Power Tools, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 202867, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202867.