Ford Motor Company SA creates hundreds of new jobs

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

Ford Motor Company South Africa has announced that it is adding 800 new positions at its engine plant in Struandale, Port Elizabeth and its Silverton Assembly.

This followed strong demand for the Ford Ranger pick-up, which is being built in South Africa for the local and export market.

Ford said that it has added a third shift at the Struandale plant which builds the engines for the pick-up and a second shift at Silverton to meet increasing demand.

The customers have spoken, and they want more of the quality, cost and capability offered by our Ranger pickup trucks," said Jeff Nemeth, President and CEO of FMCSA.
"In order to meet continued strong demand in South Africa and abroad, we are adding shifts to our operations, creating jobs and confirming our commitment to South Africa. We invested significantly to transform our operations, and it is our strong belief that these jobs have the power to transform people's lives as well.

"In addition, creating new jobs is incredibly empowering and helps make a difference in the communities where we have operations."

Ford last year announced the completion of a R3.4-billion transformation at its manufacturing and assembly plants in South Africa to enable it to produce and export its new Ranger pickup trucks to 148 countries, mostly in Africa and Europe.
Both plants have been transformed into world class facilities.