Eighty base assembly positions are among the 111 positions cut in last week's massive layoff at Carter Fuel Systems.
Work continues to identify just who is getting laid off, according to Carter Fuel human resources manager Terry Foster, as union members in the affected positions elect to exercise their "bumping rights" to keep a job at the facility and have someone else with fewer years at the plant take the hit instead.
A notice of the layoff provided to employees indicates the layoff also affects seven base operator positions, six setup-material handler positions, four quality assurance salvage relief positions and several other miscellaneous positions.
Those positions are expected to be eliminated starting sometime between Nov. 22 and Dec. 6, the notice states. It indicates the layoff is permanent.
Dan Arnett, president of United Steelworkers Local 4863 representing the affected employees, said he has no doubt those who can will claim seniority.
"They'll exercise their bumping rights to stay in the door," he said.
Workers were issued advance notice in accordance with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
That notice makes the affected workers eligible for certain services through the state's WorkOne Centers, including job search assistance, as well as unemployment benefits.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development's website indicates affected employees may be eligible for WorkOne occupational training, too, since they are categorized as dislocated workers who have lost their jobs due to a shift in production outside the country.
Carter Fuel is in the middle of a five-year tax abatement for an equipment investment of $2.7 million.
Originally, the company had aimed to retain 300 jobs and add another 94, abatement compliance forms indicate. When the abatement was renewed in June 2015, it was in year three of five and documents showed a net wage gain of 53.9 percent and a total of 389 jobs at the facility.
It's unclear whether the layoff will affect future renewals of the abatement. Logansport Redevelopment Director Bob Bishop and Bill Cuppy, director of the Cass Logansport Economic Development Organization, did not return voicemails left requesting comment.