Seat is to hire 115 new employees on an open-ended basis at its Spanish Martorell factory after they were originally employed on agency contracts, joining the automaker on 5 February.
The integration of these 115 new recruits will build on the 150 who joined the company on 8 January to strengthen the workforce on production lines, especially for the Ibiza and Arona, which are both built on the Volkswagen Group’s new MQB A0 platform debuted by Seat last year.
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In order to respond to production growth, Seat will also schedule additional weekend shifts this year. To start, work will be carried out on Line 2 (Seat Leon) on 10 and 17 February.
“With the incorporation of 115 employees with an open-ended contract we are maintaining our commitment to the majority unions to add all the necessary professionals to the Seat workforce to achieve our scheduled production volumes,” said Seat VP Human Resources, Xavier Ros.
“This year we have already generated 265 new permanent jobs and do not rule out hiring more workers if required.”
In 2017, the Seat Group grew by a total of 185 employees. In addition, last year the manufacturer also hired 75 trainees who concluded their studies at the Apprentice School.
Since 2015, the company has increased its number of professionals by 470 people, and at the end of 2017, the Seat Group workforce totalled 14,672 direct employees.
