The U.S. affiliate of a German company that makes components used in steel manufacturing is accepting applications for 20 jobs at its new factory in Meriwether County, Ga., about 50 miles southwest of Atlanta. 

Gustav Wiegard North America LP is recruiting applicants for various positions including welding team leader, milling operator and production supervisor. 

For more information on the job openings and resume submission, go to www.gw-northamerica.com.

The factory will be constructed in Meriwether County’s new industrial park, which has so far attracted only international companies. A Korean company, Dongwon Autopart Technology, was the park’s first tenant. It supplies components for the new Kia Motors auto factory in West Point.

Shareholders of family-owned Gustav Wiegard Maschinefabrik GmbH & Co., based in Witten, Germany, and other investors, created Gustav Wiegard North America. Under an agreement with Wiegard North America, the Meriwether County Industrial Authority will provide a 30,000-square-foot building and production equipment, financed by local banks, which will then be leased back to Wiegard, said authority attorney Tyron Elliott. 

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