U.S.-based auto parts maker Tenneco will nearly double its Kettering workforce, adding 300 jobs as part of a $61.5 million investment that significantly expands the plant.
Tenneco said that the investment in its Kettering plant is part of an initiative to realign its manufacturing footprint to enhance operational efficiency and respond to changing market conditions and capacity requirements.
The company said that this action will have an impact on its employees, and are working with the local communities to provide transition assistance for all affected employees, including opportunities to transfer to other Tenneco locations.
Kettering’s win will come at the cost of two plants in Hartwell, Georgia, and Owen Sound, Ontario, which will close in the second quarter of 2020. The hourly jobs that are part of those 300 positions will have a salary of about $20 per hour.