Archive for the ‘Medical Devices’ Category
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
From ATM to AMT (Advanced Manufacturing Technology)
Banking on it, the banking industry in Ireland today is suffering with almost 800 jobs are going in Bank of Scotland, Ireland/ Hallifax. Today people are looking elsewhere for employment prospects that offer security and good salaries.
Currently those conditions only appear to exist in either the public sector at senior clerical officer grades or within certain growth sectors in the Irish economy such as Medical Device Manufacturing or within Medical Sales. Both of these sectors are exhibiting phenomenal growth despite the current down turn.
Positions such as those for Medical Technical Sales rep, Chief Science Officer, or Senior Injection Moulding Engineer are on offer from a variety of major employers such as Vistakon, Mergon, KCI, Medtronic or HSL. All these positions offer considerable career prospects and attractive salaries that still hark back to the good old days of the early naughties.
Tags: Bank of Scotland, Chief Science Officer. Senior Injection Moulding Engineer, employers, Employment Prospects, Hallifax, Ireland, Irish Economy, KCI, Manufacture, Medical Device Manufacturing, Medical Devices, medical Technical Sales Rep, Medtronic, Mergon, Naughties, Public sector, Vistakon
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Are you what they want?
Less haste-more speed as the saying goes. I recently received over a dozen CV’s from candidates applying for jobs that they were quiet obviously not qualified to do, both in terms of experience and qualifications. After the tenth CV I became slightly paranoid and read my job descriptions again and realised they were correct and more than that were very specific in what I required from applicants.
For example, I was in one instance looking for a Degree Qualified Production Manager or Manufacturing Engineer with experience of Injection Moulded Medical Devices. What I received was a Production Manager with none of the other attributes, no degree, no medical device experience and no moulding experience?
Obviously the candidate was not suitable and was informed of this fact. That didnt help me as both his and my time was wasted.
This made me realise that the candidates were not or could not have been reading the job specification properly or fully before application or they would have realised this and not wasted their time.
Granted these are difficult times and people are frantically trying to find new jobs because of urgent financial commitments and they are in difficult situations, However that also means their time is even more valuable and probably better spent researching where suitable jobs are or by presenting their skills correctly and sending their CV’s to employers or Agencies that have positions that match their skills and experience
Consider this; if a candidate replies to a live requirement immediately that they are suitable for, if they are the first applicant they stand psychologically 1st in line for the job with the employer as that employer may require that person immediately and lean strongly towards the first suitably qualified candidate.
At the very least a requirement may be closing out and the applicant may have missed out on a closing application date whilst wasting time applying to an unsuitable post.
Applying to a requirement you dont suit means you are looking in the wrong direction at the wrong time and you may miss out to someone else who has taken their time selecting a suitable job and as a result won out ahead of you simply because they took the time to read the Job specification.
Tags: Agency, Applicant, CV, employer, Experienced, Injection Moulded, job specification, Manufacturing Manager, Medical Devices, Production Manager, Qualified, Read the Job Specification, Suitable
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
The shape of things to come for 2010 may be higher unemployment and lower economic activity for some sectors of the economy. But as far as medical and science sectors are concerned, we are still seeing considerable opportunities for growth; in particular the medical devices manufacturing sector which has recently seen major investment in R&D with such diverse companies as Teleflex, Baxter Healthcare, KCI Medical and Merit Medical.
All have seen further expansion this year and have increased growth in the development of their production and manufacturing facilities and directed extensive FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in new product developments which will see Ireland placed at the fore front of global Medical Device R&D.
So what opportunities do exist for those looking to retrain or re-skill? Considerable and varied opportunities exist for those with Research and Product Development, Regulatory, Quality, Technical and supporting skills in Sales and customer support-particularly those candidates with European and Asian language skills.
Jackie Brown is keen to talk with those seeking career moves or those with existing medical device manufacturing industry experience as we move into another year of anticpated high growth in recruitment within the medical and life science industries.
In the mean time, to all those looking for a career move or seeking new opportunities we wish you a Happy and prosperous New Year in 2010.
Tags: 2010, Baxter Healthcare, FDI, KCI, Life Science Jobs, Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Medical Jobs, Merit Medical, Product Development, QARA, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Research, Technical Jobs, Teleflex
Posted in Medical Devices, Medical Jobs, Medical Products, Medical Recruitment, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
An imperative to work together can be a decider of sucess
What motivates a company to choose a Recruitment Agency?
Some might consider cost should be the single prime decider. However, this is a questionable basis for making an important decision; ask yourself, how safe would you feel if you chose cheap tyres for your family car!
Therefore client companies tend to consider more than the simple cost of provision of recruitment services. Again it may be alright as long as everything works out- but when rathet than if it doesnt work out; using the wrong provider can be a very costly lesson to learn and to correct.
Once queried on his professional service costs by a client, Red Adair, the famous Oilwell Firefighter simply replied;
”If you think its expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur ”
So what do client companies want from recruitment agencies?
- Client Companies want Recruitment Agencies that can show they understand their business and are committed to them.
- They want an alternative opinion to their own, a business partner who works with them and not ambivalence when there is the possibility of another independent perspective being offered which may help and improve the overall recruitment process.
- They want to see delivery on promises made and not just empty promises.
- They want to hear sorry when a mistake is made and not blame shifting which is both unconstructive and shows an inability to learn from mistakes.
- They want a Recruitment firm that involves themselves with the candidates, by taking an interest in the candidates motives and reason for coming on board with their client.
- They want to see Recruitment firms that can demonstrate a long term rather than short term view of the client business relationship.
Hitting all of the above heavily influences the decision of a company to use a Recruitment Agency and is obviously a key decider of the long term business future of a Recruitment Agency and can be the difference between a Recruitment Agency surviving or going under in a recession.
Therefore real commitment to the above factors for sucess are also an imperative for both quality and survival.
Tags: Agency, Business Relationship, Client Company, Cost, Interview, Irish agency, Jackie Brown Medical, recruitment agency, Recruitment professionals, Red Adair, selection
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Medical Devices Manufacturing R&D continues to seek high caliber candidates
Follow the money! A maxim often quoted in recruitment when looking for the areas of activity where recruitment is taking place. At present it certainly appears that the medical device manufacturing industry is ploughing ahead in new Research and Investment Projects across Ireland.
Where as the beleagured construction industry is rapidly faling into decline and infrastructure is imminently due for winddown, medical devices continues to expand and grow as a major contributor to the Irish economy.
In terms of world class R&D competition, Ireland is in the top ten leagues of countries with a major R&D presence usually a prime indicator of strategic importance of where multinational medical device manufacturers see value and where they tend to carry out serial reinvestment at multiple sites and in new products.
Boston Scientific and Abbotts are just two examples that spring to mind and some of the most significant investors in terms of R&D and employment in Ireland Inc.
Recruiting in this area requires an active involvement in the industry and an understanding of the requirements of client companies operating in this sector. The demand for high caliber candidates continues to support a range of medical device manufacturing clients and sees an increasing continuing future demand for high end skills and services for R&D Managers, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing and Quality professionals amongst others. Long may it continue.
Tags: Abbotts, Boston Scientific, Candidates, Clients, Engineers, Follow the money, Irish Economy, Irish Industry, J&J, Manufacturing, Medical Device Jobs, Medical Devices Manufacturing, Polymer Engineers, Quality Assurance, R&D, recruitment, Regulatory Affairs, Research and Investment, Science Jobs, Scientists, Technicians
Posted in Medical Devices, Medical Jobs, Medical Recruitment | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
High Value Jobs are still being attracted to and being created in Ireland
Its not all bad news on the jobs market. IDA Ireland have announced in the past month alone a number of new expansion and investments by major multinational clients involved in Pharmaceutical manufacturing, R&D, software production, customer and financial services who will be creating several hundred science jobs over the next five years.
Granted there have been job losses too; but these are high value jobs that continue to be created, are in the knowledge economy where long term investment is crucial as these attract additional support positions and are generally indicative of long term rather than short term commitment by MNC’s.
This is borne out by more and more multinational firms who have decided to set up their research and development departments in Ireland, again a key indicator of long term confidence and future commitment.
Medical Device Manufacturing and advanced manufacturing firms employing plastics/ polymer, manufacturing and life science engineers for the biopharma industry continue to recruit which can be attested by the high levels of activity within the Irish Recruitment agency market especially those catering for Medical and R&D Jobs.
Tags: Biopharma, Biotechnology, Customer Service, High Value Jobs, Irish agency, Irish Recruitment Agency, Knowledge economy, Life Science, Logistics Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Medical Jobs, Miantenance tech, Mnaufacturing Mnaager Jobs, Mnaufacturing Tech Jobs, Multinational Jobs, pharmaceutical jobs, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Jobs, Plastics, Polymer Engineer, Process Engineer, QA/QC, R&D, recruitment agency, Research, Research and Development, Rsearch & Development, Science Jobs, Supply Chain, Systems Engineer
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
A Diverse range of Medical Devices are manufactured today
Where are all the jobs? A question a lot of people are asking these days as they scour job boards and recruitment agency sites after months of news about redundancies, layoffs and wage cuts which have forced people to look at pastures new.
Well within the science and technology sectors, it does appear as if there are still some job opportunities for engineers and professionals within the green sciences and medical device manufacturing sectors.
Companies such as ESB, Open Hydro and Aertricity are investing billions in green renewable energy technology projects and are attracting attention from overseas as well as at home. All of these companies retain considerable hope and expectation that these markets will not just be in demand this year but will expand further in the years ahead as the global energy market shifts away from our reliance on fossil fuels.
Over 140 companies in Ireland export €6 billion euros in medical devices which consutitutes nearly 9% of total exports. Medical device manufacturing now employs over 25,000 people in Ireland and is spread through out Ireland covering aspects such as R&D, imnno assay test kits, precision tooling and moulding, micro component, manufacture, New product development.
The geographic spread and range of products and services offers potential to science and technical graduates through out the length and breath of the country offering employment opportunities within every region in Ireland. This is a positive as it reduces the strain on civil and commercial infrastructure that has previously been exerted upon Cork and Dublin as a result of certain industries clustering in on regions that offer strong IT and Utilities infrastructure.
Several Irish Recruitment Agencies are now gearing themselves to support these paticular sectors including Jackie Brown Medical which has dedidcated Science and Technology desk covering all aspects of life science recruitment covering Medical Device manufacturing jobs, Green Jobs, plastics jobs, moulding jobs and a host of other related science and medical jobs in Ireland today
Tags: engineering jobs, immuno assay test kit, infrastructure, Irish Recruitment Agencies, IT, Jackie Brown Medical, Manufacturing Jobs, Materials specialists, Medical Device Manufacturing Job, Medical Jobs, moulding jobs, Polymer engineer Jobs, product development jobs, products, R&D Jobs, recruitment agency, renewable energy projects, Science and technology jobs, Science investment projects, Science Jobs, tooling and moulding jobs, Utilities
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