General Motors Co announced on Thursday that it is going to offer more jobs as it plans to add a second shift at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant.
The shift is in response to the increase in demand for the four models that the plant makes - sedans Chevrolet Malibu and Impala, and the plug-in electric-gasoline hybrid sedans Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR. It will also start the production of Cadillac's new flagship sedan, Reuters reports.
For the past six years, GM's Hamtramck plant has become one of the most active production facilities in North America, with GM investing $1 billion in it.
Hiring for the 1,200 new jobs at the plant is under way. This number will add to the 52,700 existing workers from GM in the entire U.S., the very workforce that continues to keep GM the number one automaker in the U.S.
Aspiring workers can expect to earn an hourly rate of $15.78, which could increase when a new contract takes effect, Yahoo News reports.
People in Detroit are getting greater working opportunities, as Amazon also announced an expansion in its workforce in Michigan City, just last month, according to Fortune.
The last U.S. GM plant to add a shift was its Lansing-Grand River plant in Lansing, Mich., in order to produce a new version of the Chevrolet Camaro, Yahoo News adds.
