General Atomics Aeronautical Systems plans to lay off 376 workers from its Poway and San Diego facilities.
The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) documentation with local and state employment officials this week detailing the job cuts, which become effective June 5. California law requires companies to give 60 days advanced notice of a pending workforce cut.
In a statement, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems confirmed “a reduction in force involving a small number of its employees. These reductions were made to balance resources with business requirements.”
According to the WARN filings, 216 of the positions eliminated were at the company’s Poway facilities. Another 160 laid-off workers were based at General Atomics’ nearby San Diego factories in Carmel Mountain. The job cuts represent 3.5 percent of the company’s local workforce, said a spokesperson.
The company said it expects the workforce reduction to be permanent but added that none of its facilities in the San Diego region are closing.
According to the WARN notices, many of the jobs lost at General Atomic Aeronautical’s Poway and Carmel Mountain facilities were centered on manufacturing, including composite technicians, machinists and quality control personnel.
Photo: General Atomics Poway
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune