Jobs announced in Cork and Galway
This morning has seen job announcements in both Cork and Galway.
Entercoms, which provides aftermarket supply chain services, is to set up a European headquarters in Mallow, Co Cork, bringing 30 highly skilled roles on stream over three years.
The new facility will create roles over a three-year period, hiring specialised industrial engineers, operations research scientists, and business intelligence experts with programme management, supply chain management, demand planning and business analytics capabilities.
Mobile innovation company Synchronoss is taking on 30 new workers at its R&D centre in Galway.
The positions will be in the areas of research and development, quality assurance and service delivery and will be "of immediate need" over the next three months.
Synchronoss first established its Research and Development (R&D) and Operations centre in Galway in 2010.
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD said: "Today’s announcement that it is recruiting 30 additional people in its centre for research and development for mobile devices in Galway is a great example of the cutting edge activities being carried out in Ireland.
"I commend all involved, and I am determined to ensure that through continued implementation of the Action Plan for Jobs we can see many more announcements like this in the near future."
Stephen G. Waldis, founder, chairman, and CEO of Synchronoss said: "The market for connected devices and cloud solutions is exploding and our business must keep pace with industry dynamics.
"Our R&D efforts are critical to our success and we need to continue hiring innovative and creative minds across the globe."
Making the announcement about the Entercoms jobs, Minister for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock said: "The decision by Entercoms to choose Mallow as it European Headquarters is very significant.
"These jobs will provide a much needed boost to the local economy. This is the first time in many years that we have been able to attract high end jobs and a European Headquarters to the town.
"I look forward to working with Entercoms in developing their future expansion strategy.
