FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A Maryland-based manufacturer is relocating its headquarters to Indiana, with plans to expand its production in Fort Wayne.

Precision Products Group says it’ll relocate its headquarters in College Park, Maryland to Carmel, Indiana, while installing manufacturing equipment from its Maryland facilities into operations at its Fort Wayne subsidiaries, Paramount Tube and Aardvark Straws.

CEO David Hooe says the Fort Wayne expansion positions his company to “reach a new segment of customers while (providing) innovative solutions to existing clients.”

The move will create up to 18 new high-wage jobs by 2017, and the company is already hiring for sales positions in Carmel and engineering and quality control positions in Fort Wayne.

Positions are expected to pay an average wage nearly double the state’s average. Interested applicants may apply by sending a resume to bwilliams@ppgintl.com.