Rolls-Royce cuts 150 jobs in Norway – Sunnmørsposten

The employees are informed that 150 more jobs will probably disappear in Norway. Most of these jobs in Møre og Romsdal.

After the smp.no have reason to lay faith comes redundancies later than Q3.

Worldwide, 400 employees were fired, most leadership and-administration . Where the cuts coming in Norway is not yet clear, according to Communications Director Anette Bonnevie Wollebæk.

– We must through consultation processes here locally first. But it is said of Britain that most of the 400 middle managers and administrative staff, said Wollebæk to smp.no.

The notice of an hour-long meeting Thursday morning came as late as Wednesday.

Should save half a billion

the company’s marine division announced last fall cut of half a billion annually with effect from 2016 and the dismissal of 400 employees. This comes in addition to 600 Rolls-Royce had to go last year, 300 in Norway.

This time, it is the 150 that must go in Norway. Apparently jobs, most of these in More og Romsdal.

– Yes, we must reckon with. Rolls-Royce Marine AS has 150-200 employees in Oslo, rest here in the county, said Wollebæk.

Better visibility of the organization

The goal this time is fewer middle managers, to get better visibility between management and production, said communications director.

– It’s already taken out one management level. Now it’s middle management level who will be affected, such as department managers, project managers, professional managers and functional managers, says Wollebæk.

In a market in transition shall be according Wollebæk make it easier for the group to turn out.

– It will be easier to see the consequences of what we do. And it will be easier to take quick decisions in a market who can adapt faster than before, says Wollebæk.

Clean Up

From before, we know that Rolls-Royce employees Finnish Mika Makinen as a senior marine division to clean up the management structure.

once Sunnmørsposten mention this, the communications manager Wollebæk clearly more relaxed and calm.

– We have a head of marine division in Mikael Makinen who know the maritime market well. For us in Norway it is very reassuring. I think he has great understanding that there is a big difference in the airline industry and the maritime industry. We here in Norway knows the maritime market well, but it is obviously an added benefit that we have a top manager who also does, says Wollebæk.

– There is a Nordic man with good global cultural understanding, and it we need, she continues.

More Norwegians management team

Wollebæk adds that there have recently been several Norwegians into the management team of marine division, which is managed from London.

– Until the end of last year we had one Norwegian management team. Now they are three, a total of eight, she said.

– This also provides great access to information to those under 2,000 employees in Norway, a total of 5,000 globally, she says.