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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
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 November 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Ficomirrors Poland, a subsidiary of Spanish multinational corporation Ficosa, has announced that it will increase its workforce by about 20% at its production facility in Dąbrowa Górnicza (Katowice Special Economic Zone, Poland). 100 new jobs will be created. The company is looking for forklift drivers, technicians, control system staff, electronic technicians, locksmiths. The company is currently building a new production hall and warehouse; the facilities are expected to be operational at the beginning of 2017.
Ficosa produces systems and parts for the automotive industry. Ficomirrors has been operating in Poland since 2006 and specialises in manufacturing of car mirrors and car sprinkler systems. Currently, the company employs 533 workers in the factory in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Sources
3 November 2016: Strefa Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Ficomirrors Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 89083, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/89083.
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