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Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 25.1 - Manufacture of structural metal products 25.12 - Manufacture of doors and windows of metal
900 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 December 2016
Employment effect (start)
19 December 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish producer of windows and doors Eko-Okna has announced that it will create 900 jobs at its production facility in Racibórz. The company is looking for production staff (750 positions), marketers and office staff (100 positions), drivers (50 positions), candidates with knowledge of foreign languages, especially German, French, Dutch and Italian in the sales department.
Eko-Okna was founded in 1998; it produces PVC, wooden and aluminium windows and doors. Currently, the company has two factories, located in Racibórz and Kornice and employs over 2,400 people. The company provides its products to clients in fourteen European countries.
Sources
19 December 2016: Nasze Miasto Racibórz
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Eko-Okna, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 89699, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/89699.