FULTON, Ill. (KWQC) - Timken-Drives LLC has laid off dozens of employees in an effort to ensure staffing levels are ¡°in line with the needs of the market.¡±
In a statement to TV6, Scott Schroeder with Timken Communications said the department has seen a decline in demand ¡°for some of the products we produce at our Drives facility.¡±
The company announced it was cutting 61 jobs effective September 3, and employees have been notified. The company says it believes it can bring back some affected employees.
¡°We anticipate that demand will eventually return so that we can bring back those affected,¡± the company said. We¡¯ve already notified affected associates, who perform a variety of functions at the facility, and let them know we intend to call them back as demand returns.¡±
