JCB announces new recruitment drive for 850 jobs
JCB has launched a fresh recruitment drive for hundreds more shopfloor employees and announced plans to give hundreds more agency employees permanent contracts.
JCB to hire 400 shopfloor staff to gear up for production surge
JCB is recruiting 400 shopfloor staff in the UK as the industry giant gears up for a surge in production.
The market for construction equipment has rebounded sharply after the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020, which halted production at JCB factories around the world.
Today the company confirmed it was recruiting more than 400 additional agency employees in a variety of jobs including assembly, welding and fork lift truck drivers. In addition, JCB is giving permanent JCB contracts to up to 300 existing agency employees, including welders, fabricators and CNC machinists.
Mark Turner, JCB chief operating officer commented: “In March 2020 our orders dramatically disappeared overnight when the Covid-19 pandemic took hold and while we were able to protect our shop floor workforce, regrettably many staff positions were impacted. It took more than six months for the business to recover to production levels we last saw in March 2020.
“This year has started strongly and our forecasts predict a continued solid recovery, with strong demand from mainland Europe and North America. This means we are now in a position to recruit many more shop floor colleagues and offer permanent JCB contracts to a large number of existing agency employees. After a tumultuous 12 months, this really is good news.”
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