GE Renewable Energy plant, im Jahr 2021 300 Mitarbeiter in seiner Windkraftanlagenfabrik LM Wind Power in Cherbourg, Frankreich, einzustellen

• Das vor fast drei Jahren im April 2018 eröffnete Werk beschäftigt heute mehr als 450 Mitarbeiter
• Der Standort hat das erste Offshore-Windturbinenblatt hergestellt, das länger als 100 Meter lang ist

(WK-intern) – Cherbourg – Die erweiterte Produktionsbelegschaft wird es LM Wind Power ermöglichen, die wachsende Nachfrage der Industrie nach Offshore-Windkraftanlagen zu befriedigen.

GE Renewable Energy to hire 300 employees in 2021 for its wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France

• GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit 300 employees in 2021 at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France
• Opened almost three years ago in April 2018, the factory today counts more than 450 employees
• Every new hire will go through an intensive training program at the factory’s ‘Center of Excellence‘ to learn wind turbine blade manufacturing processes
• Site has produced the first offshore wind turbine blade longer than 100 meters, 107-meters long
• Second 107-meter blade manufacturing mold is being installed at the plant today

Cherbourg, 16 March 2021: GE Renewable Energy announced today its plan to recruit 300 employees at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France, in 2021. Every new hire will go through an intensive training program at the factory’s ‘Center of Excellence‘ to learn wind turbine blade manufacturing processes. The expanded production workforce will allow LM Wind Power to meet the growing industry demand for offshore wind equipment.

The factory currently has more than 450 employees, with 34 percent being women. The facility became the first wind turbine blade manufacturing site in France when it was opened almost three years ago in April 2018.

The facility has produced the first offshore wind turbine blade longer than 100 meters, a 107-meters long blade that will be used in GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. A second 107-meter blade manufacturing mold is currently being installed at the plant.

Florence Martinez Flores, the site’s Human Resources Director, said: „The arrival of the second mold within the factory marks an increased activity for LM Wind Power in Cherbourg, and we are happy to welcome a large wave of new employees, allowing us to participate in social development and create more jobs in the surrounding community, but also to bring new skills to the region.“

The Cherbourg team is mostly looking to expand its production workforce, with positions that are open to all profiles and backgrounds. Every new employee will be trained to manufacture wind turbine blades through LM Wind Power’s ‘Center of Excellence‘ training program – a six-week theoretical and practical training course, which will develop the skills and technical expertise required to produce high-quality wind turbine blades. The site will also be looking for production supervisors, quality controllers and maintenance technicians.

Following the training, employees receive official certificates recognized in the French industry, as a Qualification Certificate for Metallurgy Operations.

About LM Wind Power
LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy Business, is a world leading designer and manufacturer of rotor blades for wind turbines, with a global manufacturing footprint that includes blade factories in Brazil, Canada, China, India, Poland, Spain, France, Turkey and the United States. The company has produced more than 241,000 blades since 1978, corresponding to more than 121 GW installed capacity and global savings of 251 million metric tons of CO2 annually. In 2018, LM Wind Power became the first carbon neutral business in the wind industry.

About GE Renewable Energy
GE Renewable Energy is a $15 billion business which combines one of the broadest portfolios in the renewable energy industry to provide end-to-end solutions for our customers demanding reliable and affordable green power. Combining onshore and offshore wind, blades, hydro, storage, utility-scale solar, and grid solutions as well as hybrid renewables and digital services offerings, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 400+ gigawatts of clean renewable energy and equipped more than 90 percent of utilities worldwide with its grid solutions. With nearly 40,000 employees present in more than 80 countries, GE Renewable Energy creates value for customers seeking to power the world with affordable, reliable and sustainable green electrons.

PR: GE Renewable Energy