Morgan Truck Body to cut 110 jobs at Orrville plant
ORRVILLE — Morgan Truck Body, LLC plans a permanent reduction in force affecting 110 employees at its Orrville facility beginning Aug. 1, as stated in a WARN notice submitted June 2 to state and local officials.
The reduction affects a variety of roles at the 600 E. Chestnut St. location, the document details. The company’s filing does not specify the reason for the reductions at the Wayne County facility.
Morgan, which on its website describes itself as North America’s largest manufacturer of light- and medium-duty freight and refrigerated van and truck bodies, opened the Orrville plant in 2019.
"At this time, we anticipate that the employment separations resulting from this reduction in force will be permanent," this week's notice states.
None of the impacted Orrville employees are unionized, and no bumping rights are involved. All affected employees have already been notified, the document states.
The affected positions include administration assistant, continuous improvement tech, traffic coordinator, driver, fabricator, janitor, maintenance, material handler, production associate, paint, quality control, welder, work center lead, zone lead, training coordinator, and HR generalist.
Details are included in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice.
The notice, signed by HR Business Partner Robert Hicks, was submitted to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services and Orrville Mayor Matthew Plybon.
The company stated the job cuts will occur over a 14-day window beginning Aug. 1.
It does not state how many employees will remain.
A 2019 news release about the Orrville plant said that it would be capable of producing a combination of 4,000 dry freight and refrigerated truck bodies annually, supporting both retail and fleet customers.
"Morgan expects to employ approximately 140 team members in a facility that will encompass roughly 210,000 square feet of production, office, and warehouse space," it said at the time.
A telephone message seeking current information about the Orrville plant was left Wednesday afternoon with a company representative.
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