World’s largest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou ramps up hiring as Foxconn chairman reassures on China supply chain
- Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant is offering a bonus of 8,000 yuan for former employees who return regularly to the assembly line
- The hiring spree at Foxconn comes amid promising signs that China will remain a key manufacturing base for Apple
The world’s largest iPhone factory has ramped up hiring in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou ahead of new product launches expected later in 2023, according to local reports and labour agents.
Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant is offering a bonus of 8,000 yuan (US$1,105) for former employees who return regularly to the assembly line for peak seasons, according to a job posting on Monday by the company’s Product Enclosure Business Group unit, which is responsible for producing mechanical parts for the iPhone.
Referrals are also encouraged, with the company offering a 1,000 yuan reward to staff for each new worker that they successfully recommend. Foxconn is also offering a one-off 7,000 yuan bonus to people who join during the peak season under referrals and stay for at least four months.
The factory, which saw production disrupted last year during China’s strict Covid-19 controls, currently has high demand for workers, with recruiting agencies in Zhengzhou “building a talent pool” to prepare for the upcoming peak season, a local recruiter said. The recruiter, who gave her surname as Zhao, is hiring both permanent employees as well as short-term workers at an hourly rate of 21.5 yuan.
Foxconn’s plant in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is also offering a bonus of up to 6,980 yuan for new hires, according to recruitment posts on Tuesday.