Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Airbus Atlantic Portugal, a company located in Santo Tirso, in Porto, is will recruit 50 workers (more than 15% of its workforce) by the end of 2024. This will bring the total number of employees at the plant in the Santo Tirso to 350.
The company, which produces sub-assemblies for aircraft manufacturer Airbus, is looking for positions ranging from the assembly line to engineering, as well as other technical positions.
As far as contract assembly operators are concerned, Airbus Atlantic guarantees specialised training through a partnership with the Professional Training Centre for the Metallurgical and Metalworking Industry (Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria Metalúrgica e Metalomecânica - CENFIM).
The company has a plan to to attract and retain skilled professionals. In parallel, a policy of continuous training and mentoring is in place. Competitive working conditions with productivity bonuses, allowances depending on the position occupied, and opportunities for salary advancement associated with developments in the company and the main factors that enhance the company.
Eurofound (2024), Airbus Atlantic Portugal, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 201152, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201152.
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