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ENGINEERING COMPANY BCD announced the creation of 40 new jobs resulting from a new multi-million euro vaccine plant project in the Asian market.
The north Cork company celebrated 30 years in business this year and currently employs 190 staff.
The jobs will be a mix of engineering and trades roles in the company’s design and manufacturing divisions. The announcement comes after recent pharmaceutical and biotechnology project wins in the Irish, UK and Belgium markets.
CEO Sean McGowan said the roles will be a mix of high value engineering positions working in the company’s process design areas, as well as a number of skilled crafts roles, including the recruitment of a number of apprentices across a variety of trades.
He said that it was a great boost for the company and the north Cork area, bringing the company’s head count to 230 employees.
Despite the good news, the CEO highlighted how the scarcity of available engineers in Ireland may force the company to look overseas to fill a number of the roles.
He said: “These new contract wins will create high value roles for the area however, the industry as a whole is encountering problems in filling these types of positions. There is a widespread problem caused by emigration resulting in indigenous engineering companies like ourselves struggling to fill the roles due to an industry engineering skills shortage.”
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Nice to wake to some good news,even if they have to recruit from oveseas,230 and counting,great news for Charleville.
This is good news. There is often a shortage of specific, specialised skills and experience in high-tech engineering areas such as pharmaceuticals, control systems, hardware, software, oil, gas etc and because the skills and experience of key personnel is needed immediately, then such people have to sourced from wherever they can be found. However once the key people are in place they can then train local people and pass on their skills and experience.
I know a young lad with a degree in mechanically engineering however he can not get work in Ireland as he does not have 5 years experience. How can he get this experience without a job.
go abroad and get it.
Great news, good jobs. Shows the need for targeted education and training.
Let’s hope the jobs boost trade for the rest of us a bit in Charleville. We need it.
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