NORMAL, Ill. – On the heels of news that electric car maker Rivian is making some job cuts and layoffs, those cuts are still not hitting the plant in Normal that hard.
A Rivian spokesperson tells WMBD News by e-mail that only about 50 non-manufacturing jobs are being cut at the plant as part of a reorganization.
The company tells us also that there are roughly 6,000 manufacturing employees at the plant currently, and there are plans to bring on 1,500 so-called “regional hires” this year, and will be adding a second shift to its production workforce.
25 News had previously reported of the six percent of employees that are being cut, all are being offered severance, health care benefits through the end of the year, and other things.
This week, Rivian realigned our workforce to key business priorities, including ramping vehicle production and manufacturing. While members of our Manufacturing Operations team in Bloomington-Normal were not impacted, just over 50 non-manufacturing positions at our facility were affected by the reorganization. As of this summer, the plant employs roughly 6,000 people. We believe we are well-positioned to drive local growth, including through the almost 1,500 regional hires we remain on track to make this year and by adding a second shift to our production workforce. –Rivian statement
