SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 — 223 EMPLOYEES IN WEST CHESTER, OHIO, AND 66 EMPLOYEES IN FAIRFIELD, OHIO TO BE LAID OFF
Honeywell Intelligrated will shut down its entire West Chester, Ohio facility which will impact 223 employees in three layoff actions to be completed by the end of 2023. The plant designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs warehouse automation systems, and software.
According to a company spokesperson, “This is not a decision we made lightly as we realize this, unfortunately, affects valued employees. Honeywell will offer severance and outplacement assistance to support eligible affected employees who continue to meet all standards and work through their exit date. We appreciate the hard work and dedication these employees have shown in their time here.”
Honeywell is also closing its Intermec plant in Fairfield, Ohio on April 30, 2024. The closure will impact 66 employees who make labels and tags for the barcode industry, including handheld computers and scanners.
According to a spokesperson, “Honeywell has decided to close its media business including the supporting Fairfield site. This is not a decision we made lightly as we realize this, unfortunately, affects valued employees. We appreciate the hard work and dedication these employees have shown in their time here.”
JUNE 8, 2021—Original post…
Charlotte, North Carolina-based Honeywell International, a multinational conglomerate with interests in aerospace, building technologies, performance materials and technologies, and safety and productivity solutions, announces that it will be reconfiguring its Smithfield eye protection products plant to change over from its emergency production of N95 respirator masks to meet the personal protective equipment needs during the COVUD-19 pandemic.
The reconfiguration will result in 470 employee layoffs in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Only employees associated with N95 mask production are affected.
A company spokesperson noted, “At the start of the pandemic, when U.S. healthcare systems were faced with unprecedented demand for N95 respirators, Honeywell rapidly invested in establishing N95 respirator production at multiple facilities. To keep up with the sustained demand resulting from the prolonged pandemic, we invested in even more efficient, automated production lines."
“We are now seeing a dramatic reduction in demand for N95s in the U.S. as many states are ending or scaling back mask mandates and vaccinations are being widely distributed. For these reasons, Honeywell is adjusting its N95 operations and ceasing manual production of N95s at our facility in Smithfield, R.I"
Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?