Post by Logan on May 12, 2016 1:55:20 GMT -6
Columbus Castings is laying off workers in waves this week, heading toward a temporary shut-down of manufacturing by Friday as it continues to seek a buyer to stave off a permanent closing, company officials said today.
Most of the roughly 800 employees at the South Side plant have been laid off, and many of those that remain will be part of layoffs on Thursday and Friday. It is not clear to what extent the company will maintain its office and maintenance staff once manufacturing is halted.
"We're temporarily halting production and performing maintenance on our equipment at the same time," said Nick Crandall, human resources manager, reading from a statement. "The impacted employees are being placed on a temporary layoff while we continue to work with the buyer. Our customers have been informed and are aware that we have temporarily have halted production."
He declined to specify how many people would remain at work after this Friday.
Read more: www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2016/05/11/columbus-castings-layoff-most-workers-for-now.html
Most of the roughly 800 employees at the South Side plant have been laid off, and many of those that remain will be part of layoffs on Thursday and Friday. It is not clear to what extent the company will maintain its office and maintenance staff once manufacturing is halted.
"We're temporarily halting production and performing maintenance on our equipment at the same time," said Nick Crandall, human resources manager, reading from a statement. "The impacted employees are being placed on a temporary layoff while we continue to work with the buyer. Our customers have been informed and are aware that we have temporarily have halted production."
He declined to specify how many people would remain at work after this Friday.
Read more: www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2016/05/11/columbus-castings-layoff-most-workers-for-now.html