Siemens has launched the next phase of recruitment for its wind turbine blade factory in Hull, although the business has reportedly placed new wind power investment plans in the UK on hold in light of uncertainty created by Brexit.
Newly-advertised positions for 100 jobs will take the number of staff hired to more than 500 and is the second largest number of jobs advertised at one time by Siemens in Hull.
The positions are the first to be made available that will see new recruits hired after the Hull blade factory at Alexandra Dock opens in September. Start dates for the jobs will be between September and November.
As the factory will then be operational, these are also the first roles that will not require recruits to travel to Siemens’ sister blade factory in Aalborg, Denmark, for training.
From September all training will take place at a combination of the Hull College Group Composites Training Centre on Hull’s Preston Road estate, at a warehouse at Alexandra Dock which has been converted into a training facility, and the factory itself.
Earlier this week, the Guardian reported that Siemens would not be making new investments until the future of the UK’s relationship with Europe becomes clearer.
The decision does not affect the Hull plant.