GE to add 50 workers at Grove City plant
GROVE CITY — GE Transportation says it’s hiring 50 machinists for its diesel engine plant here.
The company says the hires are being fueled by a $700 million deal announced in March to supply 233 locomotives to TransNet Freight Rail of South Africa.
The workers will be hired in Grove City where GE has a diesel engine plant and in a nearby engine remanufacturing plant where the company invested $40 million 2012.
GE says the new remanufacturing plant has produced 260 new jobs and should employ up to 1,200 workers by the end of the year.
The plants combine to produce more than 2,000 engines annually, making the Grove City operation one of the largest diesel engine suppliers in the world.
