Gestamp HR Recruiter Madalyn Roberts, left, accepts employment applications from job fair attendee Moesha Sims, center, as Taneshia Gearing and Dreashun Conner wait in line Tuesday at the Brainerd Crossroads building.GESTAMP IN CHATTANOOGA
* Hickory Valley Road plant – parts stamping, spot welding assembly* New VW location – parts stamping* Jersey Pike plant – chassis productionSource: Gestamp
The biggest single investment by a Volkswagen supplier in Hamilton County is now shifting into one of the largest hiring efforts by an automotive company here.
“We’ll be hiring a ton of people,” said Madalyn Roberts, a human resources recruiter for Spanish supplier Gestamp, on Tuesday.
Gestamp’s new plant next to VW’s factory at Enterprise South industrial park expects to employ up to 115 workers by year’s end, making parts for VW’s new sport utility vehicle, Roberts said at a job fair at Brainerd Crossroads.
Also, the stamped parts and chassis producer will hire for second and third shifts at that plant early next year, she said.