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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
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
3 November 2011
Foreseen end date
Description
On 3 November 2011, a Korean producer of automotive brake systems and other automotive components Mando Production started to build a new factory in the Special Economic Zone of Wałbrzych, where 350 people are expected to be hired. The company started a recruitment of office staff, mostly to following departments: accounting, HR, purchasing. The company is also looking for engineers and quality controllers. After then, the company will finish the recruitment by hiring people for the production departments. This factory is a first Mando's factory in Europe and the company plans to invest 100 mln EUR.
Mando Production is a global leader in supplying automotive components (mainly steering, brake, suspension parts). The company employs 8,000 people around the world.
Eurofound (2011), Mando Corporation, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 72685, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72685.
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