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Chrysler Group LLC plans to hire up to 1,000 part time employees for the Toledo Assembly complex to keep production rolling while giving regular employees the chance for a break.
people have been working a tremendous amount of hours, Plant Manager Chuck Padden said. get them more time off is important to us, to make sure they refreshed, and can work safely. record demand for the Jeep Wrangler and the launch of the new Jeep Cherokee last year, employees are regularly patagonia guide pants names0working 60 hours a week. And while employees generally like the extra pay that results from working overtime, such lengthy stretches can wear on workers, patagonia guide pants names1he said.
A company spokesman said Monday that Chryspatagonia guide pants names2ler has hired 380 temporary part time employees this year, though 50 have been converted to regular, full time employees.
Chrysler has collected applications for the jobs and is not currently accepting any more. Officials are in the process of conducting assessment testing and expect more employees to be brought on in the coming weeks.
Most of the new hires will get between 10 and 30 hours per week.
can vary, depending upon on the teams they on. Typatagonia down vest cheappically it a Friday Saturday Monday situation, Mr. Padden said. if we scheduled for six days, TPT [temporary part time] could be here three of them. Some of them might only work one day a week. They also offered limited benefits, including health insurance.
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While it isn unusual for automakers to use part time help to ease the burden at busy plants, it not typically done to this level. Officials from the company and the union both said it an innovative solution that will boost production, allow weary workers more time off, and bring new employees into the plant.
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Bruce Baumhower, president of United Auto Workers Local 12, said the help should take some of the load off employees who have worked long hours for a long time.
worked through the Christmas shutdown the last couple years; they worked through summer shutdowns. Summertime coming; they got kids in Little League and other things, he said. done an unbelievable job of carrying the load. Epley, UAW Local 12 Jeep Unit Chairman and one of the key people in brokering the deal, said it important to get employees a little time off.
gotta remember, these people are working 10 hours a day, six days a week, he said.
The contract currently gives employees the right to take off a Saturday after working consecutive Saturdays. With the addition of part time workers, employees will be able to take off other days as well.
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Thpatagonia better sweater mens reviewe added help will allow the plant to run the Wrangler line every Saturday, which they haven been able to do. That important to Chrysler, which is trying to squeeze even more Wrangler production out of the plant this year after a record year in 2013.
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Mr. Padden, 54, has been with Chrysler since 1995 and is on his third tour in Toledo. He most recently served as the launch manager for the Cherokee, then took over the top position in the plant following former plant manager Zach Leroux promotion to head of assembly operations for Chrysler.
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Right now the focus for Cherokee is on fine tuning the build process and ramping up work on building international models. Jeep officials have said they plan to eventually sell the Cherokee in 150 countries.
country has its own unique specifications they want to see. Everything from the way VIN stamps are put into a car to the way to the dashboard reads and the way the radio reads, Mr. Padden said.
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Mr. Padden praised the work force in Toledo and its good working relationship with the company. He also understands Jeep importance to the city.
not just another company out there. We so inpatagonia houdini jacket new yorktegrated into the community of Toledo, he said. recognize the interdependence of Jeep to Toledo. Continuing to work together, we hope to be here for a long, long time.
