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Manufacturing (22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals 22.1 - Manufacture of rubber products 22.12 - Manufacture of other rubber products
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 June 2026
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2026
Foreseen end date
31 December 2027
Description
ContiTech Rubber Industrial Kft., a Hungarian subsidiary of German conglomerate Continental, announced the creation of more than 130 high-value intellectual jobs at its Business Service Centre in Szeged. Recruitment began in June and will conclude by 31 December 2027, with the first 70 positions filled in 2026. Most of the jobs will be high-value added white-collar positions in the fields of sales, business development, supply chains, engineering and technical support, and legal and compliance issues. Junior, medior and senior professionals are recruited alike. The business service and competence centre provides engineering and business support services for the global company. The expansion makes use of the local talent pool from the University of Szeged.
The combined workforce of the Szeged production plant and the BSC is currently about 600 employees, of whom 160 work in the BSC.
Citation
Eurofound (2026), ContiTech Rubber Industrial, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 300628, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300628.