Fulton Plant Expansion to Bring 100 New Jobs

A German auto parts manufacturer plans to expand its facility in Fulton, a move that is expected to create about a hundred new jobs.

Kayser Automotive Systems USA announced plans Tuesday to hire 100 additional employees as it expands into a facility next door to its current location. The $26 million expansion will come after the building’s current tenant, scented candle maker MVP Group International, relocates its 69 workers to a plant in Mayfield.

The 60,000 square-foot building will allow Kayser to increase manufacturing and warehousing space for a variety automotive parts. 

"We are needing more space. We are adding more operations, more products, more projects to our company. We will add a hundred extra jobs, and we will invest roughly $26 million in total here in Kentucky," said Kayser Automotive Systems CEO Stefan Schutte. "Due to fast increasing business, we outgrew our current facility and needed space to meet our customer’s demands. Expanding in Fulton not only enables us to be efficient using existing infrastructure but also capitalizing on one of our most treasured assets, our dedicated employees.”

The Fulton facility currently employs about 60 people in manufacturing and assembling plastic injection-molded and metal parts. Products include fuel tank components, engine and under-hood parts, such as activated charcoal canisters, valves, lines, filters and vent ducting, as well vehicle interior components. 

The expanded facility could open as early as this spring.