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The Seara unit in Dourados, in Mato Grosso do Sul, is expanding its industrial capacity. With the expansion, several job openings will open in the coming months.
More than 700 jobs from two new industries will be created in Mato Grosso do Sul. 500 vacancies will come from the reactivation of a slaughterhouse in the city of Rio Verde de Mato Grosso. The other 200 opportunities will be offered in Três Lagoas, by a pulp processing industry. JBS has everything and has been expanding in several states of Brazil, last month the company announced the construction of its 3rd biodiesel unit in Santa Catarina and around 400 jobs will be generated in the region.
The announcement of the reactivation of the meatpacking industry in Rio Verde de Mato Grosso, took place this Thursday, September 20, during the Present Government project.
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“Next year, there will be 200 jobs, and by the end, 500 jobs. A plant that will serve the domestic market and qualify for the international market. The investments foreseen for the reactivation of the industry reach R$ 40 million, because it needs to be modernized in order to be registered with the Federal Inspection Service (SIF). A donation of 5 hectares has already been made by the city hall, because it is necessary to adapt the plant to the requirements of the national and international markets”, informed the second head of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Economic Development, Production and Family Agriculture (Semagro), Jaime Verruck.
The slaughterhouse, which has been closed for six years, was sold in a judicial auction by businessmen from Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo. According to the mayor of Rio Verde, Mário Kruger, the expectation is that the slaughterhouse will be inaugurated in January 2020.
The other industry will be installed in Três Lagoas, belonging to the São Paulo group anin Special Papers, by businessman Aurio Lima,being the first in the state to process short cellulose fiber to make toilet paper, towels and paper napkins.
The company will invest R$ 190 million, which is expected to generate around 200 direct jobs after the start of operations.
In the construction phase, around 500 people will work on the project. The works should start before the end of the year and the forecast to start activities is in the second half of next year. The company plans to produce 30 tons of tissue paper (for sanitary purposes).
“When we talk about R$ 190 million, R$ 200 million in investments, it is an important number, but one that only businessmen understand. Now, when we talk about the generation of 200 jobs, we are talking to people. It is these people's lives that will be impacted, employment, income, which in fact translates into development. It is this development that the government encourages,” said Verruck.
