Olymel LP is planning to close two more plants in the coming months, affecting about 400 jobs in the company.
According to CBC News , the Canadian meat processor and distributor said the closures are part of measures to reorganize its business lines and optimize operations at its facilities.
It will close its pork boning and packaging plant in Princeville, Quebec, with the last day of operations being Nov. 10. It is also closing a poultry processing plant in Paris, Ont.
Employees affected by closures will have opportunities to transfer to other facilities within the company, the company says.
In addition to the newly announced closures, Olymel is accelerating the planned closure of its Saint-Simon distribution center by more than a year to the end of January. In the wake of the Paris closure, Olymel says its other poultry plants will benefit from an increase in capacity and production.
In particular, Olymel is refurbishing its Oakville poultry plant to add another production line, spending $8 million and creating 62 new jobs, CBC News reports. The Paris and Oakville plants had been running under capacity. Consolidation of their operations will generate efficiency and savings, Olymel president and CEO Yanick Gervais said in a news release.
“The fresh pork industry is slowly getting back on track after two years of tumult that forced us to reorganize our operations,” Gervais said in the article.
This announcement is the latest in a string of closures and layoffs this year.
