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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Other Manufacturing 32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 May 2022
Employment effect (start)
10 May 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
Medical device company Arrotek will create 100 new jobs in Sligo with the expansion of its headquarters. Recruitment for the new roles will start soon. The new positions will be across all departments including design engineers and project managers, quality, production, finance, customer service and administration.
The company previously undertook a major recruitment process in 2020 and 2021, to expand its workforce.
Arrotek is a medical device designer and manufacturer founded in 2005. Its headquarters has been in Sligo since 2019.
Eurofound (2022), Arrotek, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 106844, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106844.
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