SHELTON – PerkinElmer U.S. LLC’s manufacturing facility at 710 Bridgeport Ave. plans to close and lay off 68 employees, according to a WARN notice filed with the state Connecticut Department of Labor on Sept. 23.
The global analytical equipment maker that was sold to New Mountain Capital in 2022 for up to $2.45 billion expects roll out the terminations in phases. The first phase will be completed on Nov. 24.
“Affected employees in subsequent phases will be notified no later than 60 days in advance of the date on which they will experience a permanent loss of employment,” read the WARN letter written by Dominic Gostick, CTO of PerkinElmer. The letter goes on to say none of the affected employees are represented by a union. Thus, none are entitled to transfer, reassignment and/or bumping rights.
In the letter sent to employees, the company stated: “We want to thank you for your continued dedication, patience, and professionalism through this difficult process and time. We wish to remind you that all work rules and expectations will continue to be in place during this time of transition. Additional information regarding your separation from your employment will be provided in the coming weeks.”
The positions of terminated employees include senior material handler, senior manufacturing technician, senior manufacturing test technician, senior cleanroom tech, among many others.
PerkinElmer, which started out in 1937 as a precision optics company, went into and out of several different businesses through acquisitions and divestitures. They included defense products, semiconductors and computer systems. More recently, PerkinElmer was focused on the areas of diagnostics, life science research, food, environmental and industrial testing.
PerkinElmer was split in 2023 after the sale of the applied, food, and enterprise services businesses to New Mountain Capital, with the life sciences and diagnostics business becoming the public company Revvity. Meanwhile, PerkinElmer became a private company.
