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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles 29.10 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
170 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 December 2017
Employment effect (start)
18 December 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
The German manufacturer of motor vehicles BMW has announced to hire at least 170 new employees at its production site in Steyr, Upper Austria. Production of car engines is thriving and BMW will invest in further increasing its capacities for 2018. Therefore, the company is looking for skilled workers in the field of machining, mechanical, electrical, mechatronic and automotive engineering. Workers are offered positions as foreman, shift supervisor or other leading positions.
As of 2017, BMW employs 4,500 people in Austria.
Sources
14 December 2017: OÖ Nachrichten
18 December 2017: Kurier
Citation
Eurofound (2017), BMW Österreich, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 92839, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/92839.