Lumileds workers in North San Jose are facing another round of cuts, with a fresh state layoff notice signaling a new reduction at the company’s manufacturing site and stirring fresh uncertainty for employees and nearby suppliers.
According to the San Jose Business Journal, the company has filed a WARN notice with California that describes a plant closing and termination at its North San Jose facility, with plans to eliminate roughly two dozen positions. The state filing identifies the Trimble Road site as a plant closing and outlines the scope of the planned separations.
Industry coverage and company filings show this is not the first cut at the site. Late last year, Lumileds eliminated about 60 positions as part of a restructuring that shifted some manufacturing work overseas. Inside Lighting reported on those earlier notices and said the company was consolidating production as part of broader operational changes.
Site and redevelopment
The Lumileds buildings sit on a Trimble Road parcel that has been rebranded as the Goodman Innovation Center, a larger project that includes plans for data-center capacity and the repurposing of R&D space. Local coverage has noted that this repositioning could push existing R&D buildings – some still occupied by Lumileds – onto the leasing market as the campus is converted for new industrial tenants…