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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 August 2011
Employment effect (start)
5 August 2011
Foreseen end date
Description
On 5 August 2011, German company Berger announced plans to increase its workforce by 250 people at the unit in Kędzierzyn-Koźle. The company plans to complete the investment by the end of 2011, but it has already started the recruitment.
Berger is mainly looking for machine operators, quality controllers, and foremen. Some 100 female employees are expected to be hired at the production control department.
Berger is a manufacturer of metal parts and components for the automotive industry.
Sources
5 August 2011: Strefa Biznesu ()
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Berger Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 72275, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72275.
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