Warehousing, repair depot functions will be transferred to Texas and Ohio
UPDATED for print, Wednesday, March 2, 2016 — The word coming from sources knowledgeable of the NCR facility in Peachtree City say the long-time employer is closing its operations. From its perspective, NCR said two of the local functions will be transitioned to other states while several others will remain in place in Peachtree City.
Knowledgeable sources told The Citizen that employees attended meetings on Feb. 24 and were informed that current departments operating at the facility are being split-up and outsourced to El Paso, Texas, and Columbus, Ohio. Full-time employees were given a “separation due to a reduction-in-force” packet. In a separate meeting, contract workers were told they would be let go in small groups through July with no separation benefits.
NCR corporate representative Lou Casale on Feb. 26 provided a different take on the situation, noting that portions of the operation would move to other locations while other portions would remain in Peachtree City.
“We will transition our repair depot and related warehousing operations from Peachtree City to a facility in El Paso, Texas. The new facility is in the Mountain Time Zone, and will expand NCR’s material shipment capabilities to be geographically-centralized, and provide our customers across North America with shorter lead-times in order to meet their needs for ‘next-day’ receipt of parts. Current customer interface functions, as well as several other areas of activities, are not being relocated and will continue to be conducted in Peachtree City,” Casale said.”
The Citizen also requested clarification on the specific job areas which would remain at the Peachtree City location.
“Today a number of functions important to NCR operations happen in Peachtree City,” Casale said Tuesday. “They include NCR University, which provides training for hundreds of NCR employees located throughout North America every year, direct customer interface functions, including order management, inventory management and reporting and program/project management. NCR anticipates that these functions will continue to operate out of Peachtree City.”
Though Casale said NCR does not provide the number of employees, The Citizen asked what percentage of the jobs are included in the transition as opposed to the percentage of jobs that will remain in Peachtree City in the various departments or areas. That question remains unanswered as does the time frame for the transition.
Though current employment numbers are not known, NCR more than a year ago employed an estimated 1,200 people in Peachtree City, according to previous information from the Fayette County Development Authority (FCDA).
Addressing employment numbers, Georgia Department of Labor Communications Divison representative John Ard said information on topics such as salaries and employment numbers included in a company’s quarterly report are confidential.
Sources said full-time employees in one meeting were given a separation due to a reduction in force packet and were told that staff from Texas and Ohio would be coming to Peachtree City to be trained by departing Peachtree City staff.
Contract employees in another meeting were told they would be let go in small groups as the workload becomes lighter. Those workers were told they will receive no compensation for their length of time with the company, sources said.
Those attending both meetings were told that the closing date for the Peachtree City facility will be in July, sources said.
In terms of what the future might hold for NCR in Peachtree City, FCDA CEO Joan Young said a part of the business retention and expansion program deals with working with companies, such as NCR, to determine if other opportunities exist to add to the local workforce numbers.
A long-time corporate presence in Peachtree City that opened its doors in the 1970s, NCR today is Fayette County’s second largest private employer. Only Piedmont Fayette Hospital employs more people in the private sector.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth. The company announced in 2009 that its world headquarters would move from Dayton, Ohio to metro Atlanta. NCR had called Dayton home for 125 years, according to news reports.
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NCR in Peachtree City will be transitioning part of its operation out of the state. Knowledgeable sources said that the long-time employer will be closing the Peachtree City facility on Ga. Highway 74 South in July, but NCR on Friday said its repair depot and warehousing operations will transfer while a number of functions will remain in Peachtree City.
Knowledgeable sources told The Citizen that employees attended meetings on Feb. 24 and were informed that current departments operating at the facility are being split-up and outsourced to El Paso, Texas, and Columbus, Ohio.
NCR corporate representative Lou Casale on Friday said, “We will transition our repair depot and related warehousing operations from Peachtree City to a facility in El Paso, Texas. The new facility is in the Mountain Time Zone, and will expand NCR’s material shipment capabilities to be geographically- centralized, and provide our customers across North America with shorter lead-times in order to meet their needs for ‘next-day’ receipt of parts. Current customer interface functions, as well as several other areas of activities, are not being relocated and will continue to be conducted in Peachtree City.”
Sources said full-time employees in one meeting were given a Separation Due to a Reduction in Force packet and were told that staff from Texas and Ohio would be coming to Peachtree City to be trained by Peachtree City staff.
Contract employees in another meeting were told they would be let go in small groups as the workload becomes lighter. Those workers were told they will receive no compensation for their length of time with the company, sources said.
Those attending both meetings were told that the closing date for the Peachtree City facility will be in July, sources said.
The Citizen was unable to obtain information on the reported closure or any department transitioning from Fayette County Development Authority CEO Joan Young.
Though current employment numbers are not known, NCR a year ago employed 1,200 people in Peachtree City.
A long-time corporate presence in Peachtree City that opened its doors in the 1970s, NCR today is Fayette County’s second largest private employer. Only Piedmont Fayette Hospital employs more people.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth. The company announced in 2009 that its wold headquarters would move from Dayton, Ohio to metro Atlanta. NCR had called Dayton home for 125 years, according to news reports.
