After opening in southeastern Indiana three years ago, the economy came to a grinding halt. That caused many American car manufactures to lay off thousands of workers. The only thing it caused Honda in Greensburg, Ind. to do is wait.
"If you look at the auto industry over the past couple years, it's starting to take an up-tick," spokesperson Anita Sipes. "We see that as a good sign."
So good, the company got the green light recently to start accepting applications to hire 1 000 employees to begin working a second shift. The goal is to get employees rolling by the end of this year from a 20 county area surrounding the plant.
"Obviously that touches the Cincinnati area. We are accepting applications online through our website. Right now we're just looking to see some great applicants come in and add to our already great workforce that we have here."
The starting salary for the jobs being offered ranges from $15 per hour and can go up to $18 per hour after two years of service.
