One of Brisbane’s longest-running industrial anchors is packing up. LeeMAH Electronics is closing its Brisbane facility and cutting 212 jobs, including the company president, according to a state filing. The layoffs, set to begin in September, will sweep across the shop floor and front office alike, affecting assemblers, group leaders, managers and supervisors, and stripping a key contract manufacturer from the city’s small industrial core.
State filing spells out who’s losing work
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, the state notice goes into granular detail, listing the company president among those on the chopping block and breaking out the rest of the cuts: 11 group leaders, eight managers, six supervisors and 92 assemblers. The filing identifies 155 South Hill Drive as the affected worksite and cites changing business needs as the reason for the shutdown. It does not clarify whether any other LeeMAH corporate operations will continue at different locations.
What LeeMAH makes and where it operates
Founded in 1971, LeeMAH manufactures custom cable assemblies, printed circuit board assemblies and electromechanical box builds for customers in sectors such as transit, defense, audio and medical, according to the company website. The firm lists facilities in Brisbane and Richardson, Texas, and promotes multiple quality certifications on its site. Company materials also highlight long-standing relationships with industrial and specialty original equipment manufacturers.
Earlier closure in Richardson
Last winter, LeeMAH shut down its Richardson, Texas, plant and laid off roughly 84 workers, according to state WARN filings compiled by WARNTracker. That move trimmed the company’s U.S. manufacturing footprint and signaled a pullback that now appears to extend to its Bay Area base. Taken together, the two closures point to a company that is consolidating or shrinking its production operations.
Local effect in Brisbane
City documents have previously listed LeeMAH among Brisbane’s principal employers, underscoring the firm’s outsized role in the small city’s industrial job market. The loss of more than 200 positions is expected to ripple outward to local contractors, nearby services and transit routes that plant workers rely on, according to city business records. Local officials have not yet posted any coordinated workforce response tied to the closure notice.
What workers and the company face next
Under California’s WARN rules, covered employers are generally required to give affected workers 60 days’ notice and alert state and local workforce agencies, with the state Employment Development Department publishing guidance on those obligations. According to the Chronicle, LeeMAH did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In similar situations, affected employees typically turn to the EDD and local rapid response teams for help navigating reemployment options and benefits.
