Genesis Casket Co. To Add 300 Jobs To Indianapolis

Genesis Casket Co., an Indiana-based casket manufacturer, is expanding into a new plant in Far Eastside, Indianapolis and hiring 300 new employees in the process.

The plant plans to have hired 300 workers by 2014 according to an official announcement released by state economic leaders. The move represents an investment of $16.5 million dollars, according to the announcement.

Wages for the new jobs will average at $26 per hour and occupations will range from production and sales, to engineering and management.

Genesis Casket is a subsidiary of Gestamp North America, a Michigan-based company. Gestamp’s parent company, the Spanish-based Gestamp Automocion, employs over 13,000 people worldwide.