The Lennox Industries Stuttgart facility has announced more reductions in their work force. The layoff, which started Monday, will include 242 hourly employees and 14 salaried employees. This is a 25 percent decrease in their hourly work force.
These layoffs come on the heels of the 160 previous jobs that were canceled at the plant.
“Given the extremely difficult economic environment in which we are operating, this was a difficult but necessary decision, said Skip King, Lennox Stuttgart general plant manager.
No disruptions to plant operations or customer service are anticipated.
“Although the current work-force reductions were necessary given the decline in our end markets, our Stuttgart operations are essential to our future, as seen in the recent plant expansion,” said Harry Bizios, president and chief operating officer of Lennox International Commercial Heating and Cooling.
This will now leave the Stuttgart plant with 704 hourly paid and 125 salaried employees.
“While we are not currently planning for any additional reductions in our Stuttgart work force, we will continue to look for opportunities to control our costs in this challenging business climate,” King said.
With regard to talk Lennox may be relocating their operations, Lennox’s agreement to Stuttgart is ongoing and he does not foresee the business leaving the area.
Lennox Industries is a subsidiary of Lennox International Inc.
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