- At a rate of 1,300 interviews per week, COMPAS began the process of recruitment of key production areas.
- COMPAS young technicians offer the unique opportunity to gain experience in the production of premium cars two global brands: Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti.
- Employees receive training in key positions both in Japan and in Germany.
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico – With the goal of attracting the best talent for the production of Premium, COMPAS (Aguascalientes Plant Manufacturing Cooperation) car manufacturing operation strategic cooperation of Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance began its recruitment process.
After a rigorous selection process, COMPAS seek to close 2016 with a staff of one thousand employees, including supervisors, managers and technical staff and administrative line will be included.
“In COMPAS our focus will be world class, we need to have staff who understand quality at that level. We will be a single manufacturing operation in the world, therefore the characteristics of the vehicles that we produce here, such as the merger of two operating models of high quality and efficiency, “said Ryoji Kurosawa, CEO of COMPAS.
COMPAS employees will have unique training opportunities and training in Mexico, Japan and Germany.
In this sense, while locally started technical training program to new entrants, some thirty employees from the areas of bodies, production control and material handling will be sent in July to training plant Nissan and Infiniti in Tochigi, Japan .
For the development of the technical staff will have the COMPAS School that, based on the successful project Nissan school and in collaboration with the Institute of Education, support local young talents by giving them the opportunity to practice in the company as They finish their last semester of career. This facilitates their entry into the working world with experience in manufacturing processes.
It is expected that a high percentage of students are recruited at the end of their stay, becoming an important incubator of talent in the state of Aguascalientes.
“Growing up in COMPAS mean for their employees experience manufacturing hundred percent overall, with a fusion of German, Japanese and Mexican cultures, each contributing their best to make this project a success,” said Kurosawa.
Currently, COMPAS has more than 400 employees as a direct staff of which 47 percent has been new personnel, 18 percent comes from young graduates Nissan school and 35 percent corresponds to transfers of Nissan plants A1, A2, CIVAC and Daimler.
COMPAS aims to be an inclusive company not only for its cultural diversity, but by the number of employment opportunities it will offer. The human resources area seek to integrate a significant percentage of women and staff with different skills, so it is also planning to build access and special facilities to facilitate their work and safety.
