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Nestle announces more temporary layoffs in Bakersfield

Posted at 1:41 PM, Sep 28, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-28 16:41:32-04

Nestlé USA, Inc. announced more temporary layoffs for the Bakersfield facility due to a reduction in production volume.

The temporary layoffs are as follows:
? 440 employees from the end of the shift that begins on December 8, 2017 through January 20, 2018;
? 92 employees from the end of the shift that begins on December 10, 2017 through January 20, 2018;
? 3 employees from the end of the shift that begins on December 17, 2017 through January 20, 2018.

This is in addition to the temporary reduction of 63 employees on November 26, 2017 through January 20, 2018. The entire facility will not be closed.

None of the employees being placed on temporary layoff is represented by a labor union.

Listing of Job Titles of the Positions to Be Affected as of November 26, 2017 through January 20,
2018:
Ice Cream Maker I: 42
Ice Cream Maker II: 21

Listing of Job Titles of the Positions to Be Affected as of December 8, 2017 through January 20, 2018:
Assistant Technical Training: 8
Ice Cream Maker I: 228
Ice Cream Maker II: 153
Production Coordinator – Globe 4
Production Line Leader: 9
Sanitation II: 14
Specialist Facilities: 1
Warehouse II: 1
Warehouse Operator: 22

Listing of Job Titles of the Positions to Be Affected as of December 10, 2017 through January 20, 2018:

Assistant Technical Training: 2
Ice Cream Maker I: 5
Ice Cream Maker II: 3
Material Handler Unloader: 20
Mix Room Operator/Pasteurizer Operator: 20
Palletizer Operator: 39
Warehouse II: 3

Listing of Job Titles of the Positions to Be Affected as of December 17, 2017 through January 20,
2018
Operator – IP: 3