We are proud to have the world renowned University of Galway exhibit at Jobs Expo again. Their admissions team will be available to discuss their upcoming courses and more on 18th February at the Galmont Hotel & Spa. Furthermore, you can catch their live seminar, Micro-credentials – a new way of Learning, by Janice Mulvany Glennon, at 2pm on the Agenda Stage. Register here for FREE ADMISSION.

About the University of Galway

The University of Galway was founded in 1845 and was recently marked the 175th anniversary of the foundation of the University. The University has been a defining presence and recognisable landmark in Galway city for almost two centuries.

The University of Galway is an award-winning university in the heart of Galway city with a student population of over 18, 000. Ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world, courses include business, law, medicine, arts, science, engineering and many more, all built on a thriving campus centred around a strong community.

At the University of Galway students are encouraged to develop original thinking, push boundaries and participate in finding solutions to global challenges. Their research benefits humanity, society and the economy. The University is a special place. The people, the location and our culture set us apart.

The University's strategic plan focuses on the pillars of Respect, Openness, Sustainability and Excellence and these values underpin all teaching and research activities. The University has a diversepart-time, flexible course provision serving regional and national industries and communities to thrive and expand in meeting workforce demands for today’s workplace.

We are very excited to have Technimark exhibit, as well as recruit, at our upcoming jobs fair. Their team will be available to chat and take in CVs between 10am and 4pm at the Galmont Hotel on 18th February. You can register for FREE ADMISSION to Jobs Expo Galway here.

Who are Technimark?

In December 2022 Technimark announced an expansion of its Ireland facility. Technimark, a global manufacturing leader for the healthcare market, announced that it will create 80 new highly skilled roles over the next two years as it expands its operations in Longford, with a 50,000-square-foot addition, doubling the size of its existing plant. Technimark will be investing €26 million to expand the facility's capacity in medical manufacturing, including precision injection molding, value-added assembly, finished device assembly and contract manufacturing.

A key component of Technimarks organic growth strategy is ensuring that they have state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities and open capacity to support their customers' current and future manufacturing needs. Technimarks many expansions around the globe underpin that strategy.

Technimark is a global manufacturing solutions provider for the healthcare, consumer packaging and specialty industrial markets. Technimark specializes in precision injection molding, value-added assembly and contract manufacturing. Technimark provides clients with customized, end-to-end solutions based on technology and innovation that improve quality, reduce risk, lower costs and speed products to market. With facilities in the United States, Mexico, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom and China, Technimark delivers high-quality products worldwide. As part of Technimark’s commitment to sustainable and responsible business practices, the company has embedded the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact into strategies and operations, and committed to respecting human and labour rights, safeguarding the environment, and working against corruption in all its forms. For more information, visit technimark.com.

Are you interested in pursuing a career in social care or health care? Are you interested in music, art, crafts, gardening, drama, baking, outdoor pursuits, outdoor pursuits, sports and community projects? Brothers of Charity will be recruiting new talent at Jobs Expo Galway on 18th February at the Galmont Hotel. They're a leader in providing community-based services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families in Galway and Roscommon. They offer flexible work practices, training, development, and career progression opportunities.

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland West Region provide a range of services for people with an intellectual disability ranging from early childhood services to a variety of programmes for Adults. Services are developed according to the support each individual requires and what is important them. Services include educational, day, residential, respite, family support, multidisciplinary support services, and support to individuals who live independently.

They support people to have ordinary life experiences and to be closely connected to family and friends. They aim to support each individual to:

• Live as independently as they wish
• Make their own decisions about how they live and access advocacy support when needed.
• Have innovative supports that meet their wishes
• Uphold their rights as citizens
• Be actively involved in their local community
• Have a network of family and friends in their life

To find out more about working with the Brothers of Charity, please log onto their Careers Portal at careers.brothersofcharity.ie and meet them face-to-face at Jobs Expo Galway on 18th February, 2023.

They offer the following great benefits and opportunities:

• Comprehensive Training
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Permanent & Relief roles
• Full-time and Part-time, Days & Nights roles
• HSE salary pay scales
• Generous leave entitlement
• Meaningful Inclusive Work
• Company Pension
• Flexible Family-Friendly Working Policies
• Employee Assistance Programme

“Working together, we seek to shape supports and to create communities where the people we support are valued and equal citizens.”

Are you enthusiastic about progressing in your career within the Irish medtech sector? Are you interested in a new job in Galway. Chat with Freudenberg Medical's recruitment team at Jobs Expo Galway. You can learn more about their current job vacancies and hand in your CV to their booth on 18th February at the Galmont Hotel & Spa. This careers fair will run from 10am until 4pm inside the Inis More Ballroom. You can register for your FREE TICKET here.

Who are Freudenberg Medical?

Freudenberg Medical Galway, previously Cambus Medical, is a medical technology company focused on developing, designing and manufacturing both sophisticated and niche critical components for minimally invasive medical devices used in diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. With 11 manufacturing operations globally, and more than 2,000 associates worldwide, Freudenberg Medical’s global manufacturing capabilities range from high precision molded components and medical tubing to drug coatings, finished devices, catheter shafts and hypotubes for minimally invasive, handheld, and catheter-based devices. Freudenberg Medical, Galway are now recruiting for talented and enthusiastic individuals to join their growing team, with career opportunities available across all departments and levels.

In 2022, Freudenberg stood out as an agile and flexible global technology company, with a scientifically based standard of progress. Their employees are experts in leading technological products, services and solutions that are used in thousands of applications and about 40 market segments. Their seals, vibration-control components, technical textiles, filters, cleaning technologies, special chemicals and medical-technology products make a valuable contribution to the success of their customers around the world. The company has been family-owned down to the present, and the values of founder Carl Johann Freudenberg have kept the company grounded. They have been true to them since 1849.

Employer Values & Benefits

Success & High Quality

Your involvement has a major influence. Together, you work on solutions that actively shape the future. Freudenberg's high-quality products and premium services enable them to meet their goal of making a valuable contribution to the success of their customers.

Their professionalism is based on quality and experience as well as their aspiration to develop innovative technologies. They encourage their colleagues to be creative and to think one step ahead. Shape the future together.

Supporting & Challenging

The corporate diversity of Freudenberg supports all colleagues in continuously developing their skills and taking on new challenges. Everyone is valued and everyone has the opportunity to continue expanding their individual talents.

Their employees value training opportunities at every career stage and benefit from the diversity and internationality of their technology group. With 10 Business Groups, 40 market segments and around 60 countries, Freudenberg offer immense scope for their colleagues to develop their careers.

Open-minded & Approachable

An open and friendly working environment leads to better results and overall satisfaction. That's why team spirit is important to Freudenberg.

Open mindedness lets us benefit from diversity. They have a truly welcoming culture with individual freedom and a pleasant working atmosphere, allowing them to grow together and master future challenges.

Socially Conscious & Fair

Freudenberg's Values and Principles form the foundation for a trusting relationship with colleagues, customers and business partners.

In this way, they live social responsibility inside and outside the company. Furthermore, they offer a working environment that respects each and every one of them. Let’s take responsibility together.

Stable & Secure

Freudenberg has always planned for the long term. For their colleagues, this means financial stability and a high level of job security. As a family-owned company, Freudenberg is independent and has a tradition of sustainability.

Their colleagues appreciate this culture of dependability because it means they are there to support them, even in difficult times. Benefit from their stability and security.

Our Jobs Expo Galway event will open its doors from 10am on Saturday, 18th February. This careers fair will take place inside the Inis More Ballroom at the Galmont Hotel & Spa. Don't forget to register for FREE ADMISSION right here. In addition to recruiters looking to hire new talent, there will be a series of live seminars throughout the day that attendees can sit in on. At 1pm Ibec Engineering Skillnet Manager, Fiona Fennell, will deliver her talk, How to prepare engineering careers for ‘Employment 5.0’ on the Agenda Stage.

Seminar Summary

T-shaped engineers have the soft skills needed for the future-of-work, a more abstract and complex world. Fiona Fennell from the Engineering Skillnet will explain why ‘Employment 5.0’ differs from ‘Industry 4.0’, which transversal soft skills matter most and how T-shaped engineering can prepare themselves for “forever employability”, avoiding work burn-out and plateau-ed careers.

About Fiona

Fiona Fennell holds a Masters in Team-level Innovation and has worked in technical talent attraction, development and retention for over twenty years. She is interested in what the latest in cognitive science can teach us about learning and how to make our workplaces of the future human-centric i.e. safe, sustainable and generative.

Blogs from the Engineering Skillnet will address high-impact learning, team and leadership development and how to nurture T-shaped talent.