Oliver to close Chesterfield County plant, lay off 72 employees

New York-based package manufacturing company Oliver plans to shut down its Chesterfield County plant this summer, laying off 72 employees.

The company notified the state of the layoffs in a letter sent April 21, in compliance with the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Oliver Chief Human Resources Officer Diane Ferrante wrote that the company anticipates closing its entire facility located at 8001 Greenpine Road.

She wrote that the affected employees have no representative and that the layoffs are expected to be permanent. The company anticipates that closing will begin on or around July 21, with the laying off of 66 employees. The remaining six employees are expected to be laid off on Sept. 18.

The plant at 8001 was previously operated by Pohlig Bros., a folding-carton packaging manufacturer, before Oliver acquired it in 2017. Under Oliver, the facility operated as a manufacturing plant. The company produces folding cartons, labels and other printed packaging materials.

The eliminated jobs span a mix of production and administrative positions, including press operators, die cutters, material handlers, maintenance technicians and management roles.

Oliver did not state why the closure was happening, nor whether the employees would have the chance to transfer elsewhere within the company. The company did not immediately return requests for comment.

Oliver’s website previously listed the Greenpine Road facility as a Virginia plant location, though the company’s current main contact page no longer includes the Virginia site. Founded in 1924 and based in Hauppauge, New York, Oliver has five plants, not including its Chesterfield County location.