{"id":230031,"date":"2026-04-01T10:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/230031\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:23:08","slug":"global-company-begins-hiring-over-a-thousand-workers-in-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/230031\/","title":{"rendered":"Global company begins hiring over a thousand workers in San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"

In just shy of two years, a global manufacturer <\/a>valued in billions has made quick work of erecting one of its largest facilities in the world right here in San Antonio. With the promise of economic boom, how long will it be before the city\u2019s\u00a0Southside sees this job market growth<\/a>? Turns out, it\u2019s picking up pace but could take years.<\/p>\n

JCB – a British heavy machinery manufacturer with massive plants all over the globe \u2013 is bringing its first foray into Texas manufacturing to the Alamo City, erecting a 1 million square foot long Palo Alto Road. What started as a 500,000-square-foot announcement back in June of 2024<\/a> doubled in size as controversial tariff costs<\/a> crumpled import efforts, even on raw materials like steel.<\/p>\n

In the wake of this massive investment, a whopping 1,500 jobs are being brought to San Antonio\u2019s Southside. Though, it\u2019ll be a slow ramp up through 2028 as JCB officials say they\u2019ve already gotten 1,700 applications.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re currently employing 45 people here at the moment and going up to 150 when we\u2019re actually in production,\u201d JCB Global Chairman Lord Anthony Bamford said during a visit to the upcoming site.<\/p>\n

The first run of production is slated to kick off October 1, when 150 employees will fill the behemoth industrial building slated to increase JCB\u2019s market share in the United States. Currently, Bamford says the company currently makes roughly $12 billion in sales, competing with U.S. giants like Caterpillar and John Deer.<\/p>\n

Company heads hop building these machines the country they expect to sell to, with a big chunk of American steel to boot, will boost their foothold in the U.S. market. But it\u2019s the jobs in San Antonio that piques the interest of locals. And while moving slowly, those opportunities are ramping up.<\/p>\n

JCB Texas Operations Director David Carver said 150 to 200 employees should be onboarded by the end of 2026, when production has had a couple months in San Antonio. But it\u2019s 2027 when hiring will skyrocket, as he\u2019s hoping to see 800, or about half, of the company\u2019s overall 1,500 job promise to the Alamo City.<\/p>\n

Carver is a key example of how newcomers to JCB can climb the ranks in a company that prides itself on in-house training and career growth. \u00a0In a sit down last year, Carver explained how he started at JCB as an unskilled laborer 20 years ago and worked his way to his executive role leading the new Texas leg of the company. It\u2019s a future, as he describes it, entirely obtainable by any local looking to apply.<\/p>\n

When asked about the dedication from JCB to invest in the growth of its employees, Bamford said, \u201cVery much. And why not? If you can recruit from within, it\u2019s the best way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In just shy of two years, a global manufacturer valued in billions has made quick work of erecting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[821,820,82,84,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-230031","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-mysabusiness","9":"tag-mysastaff","10":"tag-san-antonio","11":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","12":"tag-san-antonio-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}