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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 February 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
France-Transfo, the French manufacturer of distribution and power transformers and subsidiary of Schneider Electric since 1994, has decided continue its latest training program in order to provide employment for 360 jobseekers. This programme is supervised by the company and the regional council of Lorraine. Up to 2009 they will train, among others, spot welders and forklift truck operators. These recruitments will last 18 months and will be split into three main waves of 100 hirings: June and December 2008 and June 2009.
Sources
20 February 2008: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2008), France-Transfo, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 66338, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66338.