Rheinmetall Turns to Former Auto Workers to Fuel Hiring Spree

Germany’s largest arms manufacturer, Rheinmetall RHM -3.88%decrease; red down pointing triangle, expects its sales will be five times as much as they were last year by the end of the decade. A big factor underpinning its confidence—it is being flooded by job applications.

The company is now looking to draw from a pool of workers laid off by the car industry and other big employers to fill the roles needed for its expansion plans, its head of human resources operations said.