Job losses at Siemens in Hebburn and Newcastle

Tyne Tees
Newcastle
Hebburn
South Tyneside
Thursday 11 January 2018 at 10:55am

2,000 people are employed by Siemens in the North East Credit: ITV

Jobs are to be lost at two North East engineering sites after multi-national Siemens announced redundancies.

The company has confirmed that up to 73 jobs at its Hebburn site could go.

Rail projects have been supporting the site but have now come to an end and the company says future work has not been secured.

The company has also asked for voluntary redundancies at its site in Newcastle, which specialises in the power generation sector. Those working in Leeds could be affected too.

“We have announced proposed changes to our Customer Services business, part of Siemens’ Energy Management Division, involving a reduction of the number of people employed in Hebburn, South Tyneside and Garforth, Leeds. It is with regret that these proposed changes will affect up to 73 people in total. The business is coming to the end of existing rail projects and unfortunately has been unable to secure adequate future work. In addition to this, the energy market continues to change and the business faces a significant reduction in demand coupled with an increase in competition. Despite our best efforts to mitigate these challenges, we have concluded that in order to maintain our competitive position and ensure long term prosperity for our business, a restructure is unfortunately necessary.