An auto-parts company plans to open a $7.6 million production plant in Kansas City.

The plant, which will be operated by Flex-N-Gate, will bring 300 jobs to the area in the next five years.

The company headquartered in Urbana Ill. Will assemble bumpers for the Chevrolet Malibu at the plant. The bumpers will be shipped over to Chevrolet’s Fairfax plant Malibu line in Kansas City, Kan.

The plant will be in Kansas City’s East Bottoms. The average starting salary will be $32,000, Plant Manager Adam Hoffman said.

The company’s products include metal and plastic automotive components and assemblies such as bumpers, grilles, hinges and running boards.

Missouri is providing $1.3 million in assistance through the Enhanced Enterprise Zone, job training programs and an employee recruitment program, according to the Kansas City Star.