Officials with Shaw Industries said today they have restructured production schedules at plants in Ringgold and Eton, Ga., and are cutting a shift at a South Georgia plant.
The release did not say how many employees were affected in Ringgold or Eton, but said 90 jobs would be lost with the elimination of the shift at the Fitzgerald, Ga., plant near Tifton.
Machinery from one local facility was relocated to other Shaw plants and crew assignments were readjusted at the other plant, according to a statement from the company released this afternoon.
Human resources director Al Scruggs said the company is working to place all of the affected workers.
“As we make changes that require us to reduce work schedules or eliminate shifts, Shaw works diligently to identify other positions within the company for impacted associates,” Scruggs said in the statement. “In regards to the most recent adjustments in Ringgold and Eton, we have opportunities in other plants for those that desire to remain with the company.”