Volkswagen’s Chattanooga operations have received more than 65,000 applications for its local jobs, including 35,000 for production slots.
“We are overwhelmed by the response and we are very satisfied with the result. It gives us the confidence that we will be able to hire all the capable and flexible people we need to build our cars safely and with the highest quality,” said Hans-Herbert Jagla, executive vice president of human resources for VW’s Chattanooga operations.
Late Sunday, VW closed a three-week window for the 1,200 production jobs.
“As the next step we will begin the assessment process to select our local production team members from the applicants”, said Ryan Rose, general manager of human resources in Chattanooga. “We ask all applicants to be patient, as we begin the hiring for the first positions in spring 2010 and will continue into 2011.”
The plant is slated to start production in early 2011 and employ 2,000 people.
See tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press for complete coverage.
Mike Pare, the deputy Business editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has worked at the paper for 27 years. In addition to editing, Mike also writes Business stories and covers Volkswagen, economic development and manufacturing in Chattanooga and the surrounding area. In the past he also has covered higher education. Mike, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida Atlantic University. he worked at the Rome News-Tribune before ...
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