The Mercedes nursery in Kecskemét has doubled its capacity

Parents of young children hardly need to be told just how much of a help it is, in terms of day-to-day logistics, when the child’s nursery is located on the route to work. Consequently, Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft. has achieved a key milestone from an HR perspective: the expanded nursery at the Kecskemét factory has been handed over.

As a result of this development, the Csillag Bölcsőde és Óvoda now provides places for more than 50 nursery children and around 60 pre-school children in the immediate vicinity of the factory. According to our newspaper’s information, the main contractor for the project was KÉSZ Építő és Szerelő Zrt., and several member companies of the group were also involved in the project.

Following a one-billion-euro investment, further staff increases are expected

The notice sent to MTI also referred to a significant expansion of Mercedes in connection with the investment. The site of the Kecskemét plant, which employs more than 5,000 people, has been expanded to 440 hectares following an investment of approximately one billion euros, carried out as part of the 2022–2026 business plan. With the ramp-up of production of the new Mercedes-Benz models at the plant, a further increase in the workforce is expected in the future.

According to the company, this investment has increased the number of nursery groups from two to four, whilst three new group rooms have been created in the pre-school.