The additional help will be brought in to provide relief for current full-time employees, which are said to be averaging 60-hour weeks to help the factory meet strong demand for the Wrangler and new Cherokee.
“Our people have been working a tremendous amount of hours,” plant manager Chuck Padden said, as quoted by the Toledo Blade. “To get them more time off is important to us, to make sure they’re refreshed, and can work safely.”
The company has already hired 380 temporary part-time workers this year, 50 of which have been promoted to full-time permanent positions.
The new hires can expect between 10 and 30 hours per week, with pay starting at the same rate as new full-time employees: $15.75 per hour. Temporary part-timers also receive a limited benefits package with health insurance.
“As the volume is picking up we’ll be one of the largest manufacturing sites in North America,” Padden added.
The plant aims to build 2,000 vehicles per day, with current production numbers averaging 840 units for the Wrangler and 990 for the Cherokee. The latter model is said to pose particular challenges, with unique specifications for most of the 150 destination countries.
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