Indiana-based manufacturing company, Samtec, announced the growth of its operations in the Zeta Trade Zone located in Alajuela Province.

The corporation is investing $13 million. Of this $8 million on the development of its new plant and the rest of the investment in new equipment.

 

The firm has been operating in Costa Rica for 17 years and its global operations include high-speed connectors, microconnectors, edge cards, resistant/powerful connectors, cables/flexibles, IP68 seals, I/O components and cables, and RF components and cables.  

“We are very proud to make this announcement because it means that as a country we demonstrate the capacity of the operation and our talent to develop a by-product with greater value and degree of specialization, manufacturing from Costa Rica a connector that can be useful for industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical devices and any other with interconnecting electronic equipment,” said José Sánchez, General Manager of Samtec Costa Rica.

According to the company, the expansion of its operations in Costa Rica occurs after having surpassed quality standards concerning other of its plants around the world and reaching the required productivity levels.

Samtec has around 1,000 employees in Costa Rica, most of them process operators. Now they are hiring 250 new employees for corporate services, purchasing, research and development, and drawing, among others.

In the case of production operators, mastery of a second language is not required, while for the rest of the positions, it is necessary to have an intermediate-advanced level of English (B2+). Those interested should visit the firm's career website.

Samtec is a company dedicated to the manufacturing of electronic connectors, it was founded in 1976 and currently has more than 7,500 employees, distributed in 14 production plants and several sales offices and design centers worldwide.  

This is one of many international firms hiring in Costa Rica. Last week, the Germany-headquartered firm Freudenberg Medical announced the expansion of its facilities in Alajuela Province.

Costa Rica's unemployment remains at 7.3%, according to the National Employment Survey. Data recorded from Oct. to Dec. 2023 shows more than 164,000 people without registered jobs. Of these, 95,000 are men, making up 58% of the unemployed people in the country.

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