Napoleon Cuts 80 Jobs in Ontario as Pandemic Demand Cools
After hiring dozens of workers to ramp up production during the COVID-19 pandemic, North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fireplaces, grills, and gas furnaces is trimming its headcount in Ontario.
Napoleon announced that it’s laying off 80 full-time associates from its Barrie locations.
“Through the pandemic, we’ve had to recently ramp up a significant amount of production and our employee staff to meet the significant demands of products we manufacture here in Barrie,” Napoleon president Mike Tzimas told CTV News.
“Like any seasonal business, we’re just on the other side of that, and recently over the past week, we’ve had to, unfortunately, continue with our seasonal adjustments, and we’ve rebalanced our production lines and schedules.”
The reduction comes after Napoleon held a job fair to fill 100 positions on its Barrie assembly line last year.
The company reportedly employs a workforce of more than 1,300 people, including assembly line workers.
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