Careers and Jobs

Over 160 employees will lose jobs after 5 firms confirmed layoffs yesterday. The West of Ireland suffered the most with the news including Shannon, Limerick and Kerry.

CLARE – Agilisys Contact Services

Agilisys Contact Services announced it is to close its centre in Shannon transferring operations to the UK. The company has been based in Shannon for four years and had 71 employees.The company hopes that some of the affected employees will relocate to the UK.

LIMERICK – Irish Dresden

Dromcollogher (Co. Limerick) firm Irish Dresden has stopped manufacturing with the loss of 15 jobs. The company manufactured delicate porcelain mementos with pieces in the White House. Decline in global sales was cited as the reason for the closure.

KERRY – BeoCare & Beru Electronics

In Kerry – healthcare company BeoCare is expected to close and Beru Electronics is seeking redundancies. This is expected to result in 40 jobs lost.

DUBLIN – New Oceans Limited

Print and design company New Oceans Ltd has closed with the loss of 36 jobs. The collapse of the business and closure is linked to a significant fall in trade in recent months.

According to today’s newspapers there could be 100 jobs lost at Molex in Shannon, Co. CLare. 100 of the 400 jobs could see their jobs cut with remaining staff taking salary cuts as a result of cost cutting measures. Molex make electronic, electrical and fibre optic interconnection systems at the Shannon plant. The company held a series of meetings on Tuesday to inform staff of redundancies and other cost-saving plans.

SIEMENS CREATES 60 NEW JOBS IN CORK

Siemens has announced the creation of 60 new high-tech jobs in Cork with the news that it is expanding its IT Solutions and Services Division. These new jobs will bring the total employed in Cork to 330. Guess it seems that Ireland is an exception for the company as they are shedding over 12,000 jobs globally.

TYPETEC CREATES 15 NEW JOBS IN DUBLIN

IT managed services company Typetec has announced that it will be creating 15 new jobs in Dublin as they plan to expand their product range. Based in D12 the company currently has a headcount of 52.

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CREATES 49 NEW JOBS IN SHANNON

Shannon has witness a bad run of negative jobs announcements recently but ON Semiconductor has bucked this trend. They have announced that they will be creating 49 new jobs in Shannon. The company designs and manufactures data and power management chips and other semiconductor components.

MENTOR GRAPHICS CREATES 35 NEW JOBS IN SHANNON

Good news for Shannon part 2. Mentor Graphics has announced that it will be creating 35 new jobs at its facility in the Shannon. The firm is in the business of Electronic Design Automation developing hardware and software for wireless communications and internet network servers and other markets. Mentor Graphics currently employs 80 staff in Shannon.

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Shannon and Dublin based Avocent International Ltd has announced that it will be cutting its Irish workforce by 64 as a result of restructuring. The IT company currently employs 167 staff in Ireland so staff numbers will drop to 103. The company specialises in IT infrastructure management and employs 1800 staff globally with clients including Boeing, Intel & Microsoft. Although 200 jobs will be lost globally Shannon will be the hardest hit.

These jobs will be lost to singapore with costs being cited as the main driver for the move. This latest news is another hammer blow to the region.

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There are fears of job loss at shannon-based firm Unbrako Europe SPS International following its sale to a US firm. Workers were informed of this news on Monday when they met the new owners. SPS has been based in Shannon since 1960 so is an established employer in the region. The company operates in the manufacturing sector making socket screws and fasteners for machinery and equipment.

Other news this week that will send shivers through munster is that Dell has closed a plant in Austin with the loss of 900 jobs. Dell is a huge employer in Limerick and Dublin. Dell is currently exercising global cost cutting and plans to reduce headcount by 10%. Hopefully Limerick and Dublin miss out on the job cuts.

We will keep you posted on other job news stories and relevant career, cv and interview advice for job hunting in Ireland.

General Manager required for manufacturing facility in Shannon.

I posted earlier in the week about the news that Zimmer were opening a new manufacturing facility in Shannon. I noticed this morning in the Irish Times (p15) that they are recruiting for a General Manager (This is great news for all you impatient souls like me).

For those interested in joining Zimmer do not miss the small print at the bottom of the advert (I nearly did) as Zimmer are accepting CV’s for other leadership positions across the Business functions – Manufacturing Manager, Quality Manager, Engineering Manager, HR Manager and Finance Manager.Other professional jobs will be posted on website from Spring 2008.

Like most start-ups there is quite a bit of competition so ensure that your CV makes an impact and gets you called for interview. You will find some interesting CV information that could help on the following site CV4jobs.

For those of you who do not buy the Times the website is careers.zimmer.com.

It was a Super Tuesday in the US an in Ireland today. US Medical Device manufacturer Zimmer announced an investment of 50m Euro in Shannon creating 250 jobs. This is great news for the region and the withering manufacturing sector.

Zimmer lends its name to the well know product the Zimmer Frame which is defined as a tool for people who need additional support to maintain balance or stability. Its a bit weird that Zimmer is now a tool for a country that needs additional support to maintain balance and stability. Zimmer offers a reversal to the trend on manufacturing relocation and redundancy.

I suppose we have to give credit to the IDA, government and all those involved. They get it in the neck when things go bad (which is regular at the moment) so it is only right to acknowledge this success.

 This news signals a busy time for jobseekers in the region. Get busy working on your CV and interview preparation.