Recruitment 2018: Britannia Industries set to hire 1000, 70% women

Recruitment 2018: FMCG major Britannia Industries has opened its Rs 170-crore manufacturing plant in Assam. It has also announced plans to hire a total of 1,000 people, of which 70 per cent will be women. The unit is its largest greenfield facility.  
 
The company's statement said, "Women comprise 70 percent of the factory's workforce and are well represented in all three shifts that the factory operates. The total strength of workers will be around 1,000 people at the time of the factory's full-fledged operations." 
 
Britannia Industries Managing Director Varun Berry informed that this is Britannia's largest greenfield manufacturing facility, which was set up at an investment of Rs 170 crore.
 
"This will cater to the growing demand from North East. We are very excited about this launch as it helps augment our vision to be a total foods company and strengthen our position as a market leader in the packaged foods industry," Varun Berry said.
The company stated that it wants to expand its footprint in Assam by investing in a finished goods distribution centre at an investment of Rs 20 crore. This will cater to the entire North Eastern market, Berry said.
 
This new facility will produce a wide array of Britannia products to cater extensively to Assam and the neighbouring states, the company said, adding that the unit is spread over 22 acres and has an annual production capacity of 60,000 tones.

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 Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who inaugurated the plant at Rampur near Guwahati, said: "We want to make Assam the gateway to the whole of South East Asia and we have made great strides towards this in the past 2-3 years. We look forward to the opportunities and employment possibilities this new relationship with Britannia Industries offers."