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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 June 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
The German engineering company Siemens has announced plans to create 150 jobs at its new production facility in Mirków near Wrocław, Poland. The company is looking for technical staff, project managers and team leaders. Siemens will provide special training for hired employees which will took place in Germany. The unit is expected to be operational in October 2019, and it will specialise in the production of high-quality electrical control cabinets for the machinery and automotive industry. The factory will supply its products to clients operating in Europe, especially the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Poland.
Eurofound (2019), Siemens, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 98117, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98117.
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