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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.11 - Manufacture of electronic components
40 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 August 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The silicon wafer manufacturer Okmetic will in the next six months recruit a minimum of 40 new employees to its factory in Vantaa, Helsinki region, which currently employs around 380 people. In response to increasing demand for Okmetic's products, the company has invested in expanding its production capacity. The production premises are currently being expanded by more than 1,000 sqm, and a new production line is to open in 2018. The recruitment concerns process employees, while new office staff were already hired earlier in 2017. Most of the new jobs will involve shift work.
Sources
21 August 2017: Company press release
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Okmetic, Business expansion in Finland, factsheet number 91781, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91781.
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