US home appliance maker Whirlpool Corp on Friday announced it would slash more than 5,000 jobs in North America and Europe and reduce capacity, citing soft demand in the weakening global economy. The company said the action would reduce its workforce in the regions by 10 percent, and included the elimination of 1,200 salaried jobs.
Whirlpool, among the biggest appliance makers with a global portfolio of brands including Maytag, KitchenAid, Brastemp and Consul, did not break down the number of job cuts by location. As part of the belt-tightening, Whirlpool said it would close a refrigeration manufacturing plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, by the middle of next year, and relocate dishwasher production from Neunkirchen, Germany, to Poland in January.
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