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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30.11 - Building of ships and floating structures
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 January 2015
Employment effect (start)
31 December 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
Şantierul Naval Damen Galaţi, part of the Damen Shipyards Group based in The Netherlands, is hiring 150 new staff by the end of 2015. The company continues its growing trend, after hiring 200 new employees in 2014. Its aim is to become a leader in the European shipbuilding industry.
In house training is one way to provide the existing and newly hired employees with the neccessary skills. Currently, there are two training classes organised for shipbuilding, locksmiths and welders. At the same time, the Shipyards are looking for mechanical engineering and naval architecture graduates from the Galati University.
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Sources
19 January 2015: Presa Galaţi
26 January 2015: România Liberă
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Şantierul Naval Damen Galaţi, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 78285, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/78285.
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