New Engineering Jobs Announced at Nissan's UK Plant

SUNDERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM – July 22, 2011: Nissan has launched a major new recruitment campaign for engineers and maintenance technicians to join its record-breaking Sunderland Plant.

Up to 200 new positions across the plant will support the current record levels of production, the introduction of electric vehicle technology to the UK at the new Battery Plant, and the development of two exciting new models which have been announced for Nissan Sunderland Plant - the 100% electric Nissan LEAF and the next generation Nissan Qashqai.

The scale of Nissan’s new recruitment campaign is such that a new website has been launched for prospective employees to find out more about its Sunderland Plant. This will provide details of all the new jobs, information about the plant and a section on the benefits of living and working in Sunderland and North East England.