50 non-manufacturing jobs affected by reorganization at Rivian facility in Normal

Posted on July 30, 2022

NORMAL – Rivian says 50 people with non-manufacturing positions and who worked at the Normal manufacturing facility were laid off.

In a statement, the company says the Normal facility employs around 6,000 people.

This comes after the company said six percent of the workforce would be laid off.

Rivian statement:

This week, Rivian realigned our workforce to key business priorities, including ramping vehicle production and manufacturing. While members of our Manufacturing Operations team in Bloomington-Normal were not impacted, just over 50 non-manufacturing positions at our facility were affected by the reorganization. As of this summer, the plant employs roughly 6,000 people. We believe we are well-positioned to drive local growth, including through the almost 1,500 regional hires we remain on track to make this year and by adding a second shift to our production workforce.

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