Continental’s Romania Headcount Set to Reach 7,500

Continental AG is reportedly set to recruit another 1,350 people for its factories in Timisoara, Carei and Arad, Romania, by the end of the year. As a result the total employees count in the area is expected to reach 7,500. Continental’s tyre factory in Timisoara intends to hire 200 people during the course of 2008, Bucharest’s Ziarul Financiar reported. Currently, Continental runs five production facilities in Romania with 6,150 employees, a figure that includes 2,300 graduate engineers. If the proportion of engineers remains the same, the company will recruit around 500 engineers this year.

Ziarul Financiar observed that the recruitment drive will help Continental consolidate its position among the top three employers in the local automotive industry and surpass rival Michelin which reportedly employs 4,000 staff.