AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT NORDSON CORPORATION

Westlake, Ohio-based Nordson Corporation. a manufacturer of dispensing equipment for consumer and industrial adhesives, sealants, and coatings, has announced the relocation of its Amherst operations to a facility in Clinton, South Carolina.

The relocation will impact 114 manufacturing employees. The layoffs will occur in stages commencing on December 6, 2024, and are expected to be completed by the end of April 2025.

According to a company spokesperson, "As initially announced on June 14, 2024, Nordson’s Industrial Coatings Systems (ICS) division has grown significantly over the past several years, outgrowing our current manufacturing footprint in Amherst, Ohio. Our business is out of space, and we are landlocked by a railroad and a residential community, making it difficult to expand manufacturing capabilities to meet our customers’ increasing needs. Our ICS manufacturing, assembly, and machining operations will move to a new Nordson facility in South Carolina, which will enable us to host all of the products currently manufactured across several buildings in Amherst into one location.

"At Nordson, we remain committed to Northeast Ohio with over 70% of our local workforce remaining in Amherst and our global headquarters in Westlake, Ohio. We greatly appreciate the commitment of our Amherst manufacturing employees and reached an agreement this summer with union leadership to provide resources that would ease the transition for impacted employees."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?