UTC Fire & Security Americas Corp. plans to close its manufacturing operations located on Progress Drive in Lincolnton and lay off 220 workers from that operation, according to a filing with the North Carolina Department of Commerce.

The terminations will begin on June 7 and continue through the year.

“This action follows a thorough evaluation of our manufacturing operations and is intended to address the challenges the business faces in a rapidly changing industry,” said human resources manager Sara Satkus in a letter to the state.

Of the workers who will be laid off, 115 are assembly operators. Another 23 are machine operators, and 15 are material handlers.

UTC Fire & Security Americas was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Arden Hills, Minnesota. It operates as a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

The notice to the state was filed pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which must be filed 60 days in advance of a plant closing that affects more than 50 employees in a 30-day period or a mass layoff of at least 500 employees or between 50 to 499 employees if they make up at least one-third of the employer’s workforce.

All North Carolina filings under the WARN Act can be found here.