Vauxhall to create 550 jobs

Roles will be based at the vehicle manufacturer's Ellesmere Port and Luton plants

 
Vauxhall has confirmed that it will take on 550 new employees at its manufacturing plants in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire and Luton, Bedfordshire.

The vehicle manufacturer, part of GM Motors, will create about 300 new jobs at the Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire. The plant currently operates on two shifts, but as sales volumes build more employees will be required to cope with increased output.

The new jobs will be phased in over the first quarter of 2015, ahead of the start of production of the next generation Astra towards the end of 2015.

Vauxhall’s Luton plant will add a second shift in January 2015, creating about 250 new jobs. The facility builds the newly launched Vivaro van and will be taking on new employees to increase output next year.

Tim Tozer, Vauxhall’s chairman and managing director, said: “Both of our UK manufacturing plants have won long contracts with all-new product and as the business strengthens, we now need to take on more people to build these exciting new Vauxhalls.”