A German power tools manufacturer is currently constructing a P2.5-billion plant in Batangas as reported in thestandard.ph.
The project is part of the multi-billion peso investment the company committed when it registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)
“We are glad to be partners with government in its efforts to promote employment. Once our facility is up and running, we can create more than 650 new jobs for Filipinos,” said Dr. Karsten Wagner, managing director of Zama Precision Industry Manufacturing Inc.
ZAMA is subsidiary of STIHL, the world’s leading manufacturer of chainsaws and other handheld power equipment including trimmers and blowers.
ZAMA Holdings is recognized as a technology leader and the world’s largest manufacturer of diaphragm carburetors and has plants in Japan, Hong Kong, China, and the United States. It has 2,400 employees worldwide and produces more than 14 million carburetors in about 350 different models.
ZAMA’s entry into the domestic market is touted as one of the biggest local investments of a German company in the Philippines.
The facility, located at the First Philippine Industrial Park in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, is set for inauguration in January, with full operations within the first quarter of the year. ZAMA’s 60,000-square meter facility broke ground in September.
The plant will be manned by 650 Filipino workers, mostly skilled mechanics with intensive background in electronics and highly experienced in production work.
Once the plant’s operations are in full swing, Filipinos would have accounted for one-third of ZAMA’s workforce worldwide, a testament of the STIHL Group’s confidence in the talents of the Filipino workers.
“A great part of the staff will be sent to China for training and there will also be experts from China who will come to train to the employees for machine operations as well as other technical aspects,” said Wagner.
Although they acknowledge the topnotch performance of Filipino employees, Wagner said ample additional training is needed to ensure that they work in accordance with ZAMA’s strict, high technology and quality standards. The Company will likewise invest heavily on these hands-on coaching.
“We are eager to work with Filipinos as we have heard so many good things about them. In partnership with them, we are confident that ZAMA’s operations in the Philippines will surpass expectations and will greatly contribute to STIHL Groups’s consolidated operations,” Wagner said.
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