SEVILLE, Ohio — First Financial Bancorp will permanently lay off 56 employees at its Seville Operations Center, according to a WARN notice filed with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
The layoffs at the facility, located at 4940 Enterprise Parkway, will begin March 19 and continue through Sept. 15. The cuts will affect workers across multiple departments, including accounting staff, loan administrators, operations specialists, and support staff. Several high-level positions will be eliminated, including the chief financial officer, chief operating officer, and chief credit officer.
Mary Sue Findley, chief human resources officer for First Financial Bancorp, confirmed in the filing that the layoffs will be permanent. The affected employees, who are not represented by a union, do not have bumping rights, the WARN notice said.
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