Holden has confirmed a second shift will re-commence for assembly workers at its Elizabeth, South Australia plant from 15 November.

Introduction of the new Series II Commodore lineup and commencement of local production for the Holden Cruze small car are the reasons for Holden’s production surge. 

As well as existing employees returning to full-time employment in November, Holden says it may be required to hire a small number of additional team members in the short term and possibly full-time - if demand increases.

In order to protect jobs in the economic downturn, Holden switched to a single shift in April last year with reduced shift patterns including one week on, one week off and one week of in 12.

“There is already a huge amount of work going on at the plant including equipment installation and the building of pilot vehicles for our new locally built Cruze. We are also gearing up for the new Series II Commodore which will be launched in the coming months,” explained Holden Manufacturing Operations Executive Director, Martyn Cray.