Tenneco to Add New Jobs with Expansion

The Smithville area economy is getting a boost in the very near future.
Tenneco’s Smithville plant will be adding 150 new jobs by February next year with the completion of a 24,500 square-foot expansion. Work on the expansion, which is already underway, should be completed by the end of this year or early 2016.
Tenneco, which currently employs 481 workers, manufactures mufflers, catalytic converters and exhaust systems for automotive companies, including GM, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Chrysler.
The local facility has been advertising for employees for the past several weeks. Positions include team specialists, welders, maintenance, drivers and team leaders.
Tenneco recently celebrated its 20th anniversary in Smithville and is one of 13 U.S. clean air manufacturing plants under the Tenneco umbrella.
Tenneco has 89 manufacturing facilities in 100 countries.
Cookeville’s J. Cumby Construction Company (JCC) is heading up the expansion project.