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Nestlé Creates Thousands of Jobs in Cascais
23 September 2017
In the first hiring phase, the multinational will create 600 highly qualified jobs, a number that should double in the second phase.
Nestlé will create thousands of jobs in Cascais. An announcement to be made by Carlos Carreiras, current mayor of Cascais and candidate of the PSD/CDS political party coalition in municipal elections. The jobs are a part of the company’s real estate restructuring project in Quinta da Alagoa, in Carcavelos, which involves an investment of 50 million euros and the creation of 2,500 jobs.
According to Expresso, Nestlé will offer, in a first phase, 600 highly qualified positions, a number that should double in the second stage to a total of 1,200 jobs. The Quinta da Alagoa project, the newspaper says, foresees the transfer of the Legrand electrical material plant in Carcavelos to another area of the municipality of Cascais. In its place, a new complex will arise from renovations to the existing structure, which will prepare it for other uses.
The renovation will create spaces for offices, university residences, commerce, restaurants and services in a total area of 45,000 square meters, in addition to a gymnasium pavilion. Nestlé’s new shared services centre will take up a part of the new office space. According to a source from within the municipality, the new project came about from a project with the Universidade Nova’s new campus, which will soon open its School of Business & Economics, also in Carcavelos.
At Expresso, the current mayor of Cascais guaranteed the city would sign all contracts associated with this project by the end of September. The announcement and contract signing also had no relation to the municipal elections next weekend. “We have been in this for a year and a half,” the mayor concluded.
Original Story: Economia Online
Translation: Richard Turner