Alaron to cut 139 jobs
Alaron Products on Bolt Rd has cut 139 jobs following a consultation process. Photo: Kate Russell.
Following a consultation process, Alaron Products is losing more than half of its 250 employees.
The company is cutting 139 jobs after originally proposing to lose closer to 170. The job cuts took effect from 17 April.
The award-winning Bolt Rd-based company is a contract manufacturer of natural healthcare products, dietary supplements, and natural skincare.
Alaron managing director Ron Geiger says that after several years of considerable growth, the current economic conditions are influencing their customers. As a result, the business needs to consolidate and return to pre-Covid staffing levels.
“Alaron has seen a high level of success in recent times, however a rapid decline in workload within key market segments is influencing this business need. Having built a strong and capable team, this is an extremely difficult time for our entire workforce.”
Ron says they are working closely with their team, local companies, and government agencies to find alternative employment opportunities and support.
The company experienced unprecedented growth in 2020 and 2021, which was credited to a “fierce” increase in the global market for health products due to people taking their health and well-being more seriously during the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2021 the company employed 130 people in a range of roles from production, team leaders, supervisors, and managers to warehouse, logistics, and purchasing staff.
The company has been running locally since 1993.