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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities 82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
140 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 October 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
Optel Vision is creating 140 new positions at its facility in Limerick, as part of a European expansion.
The roles are in design, engineering, assembly, testing, customer support, sales, HR, finance, and administration activities, and are set to be filled over the next 3 years.
The company specialises in 'Track&Trace' and vision inspection solutions for the manufacturing industries.
Sources
1 October 2014: Irish Examiner
2 October 2014: The Irish Times
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Optel Vision, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 77626, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77626.
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