Welcoming the announcement An Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald TD said “I am delighted to join Michael Tyrrell and his team at Dublin Aerospace for the announcement of 150 high-value engineering and technician jobs. '

New jobs announced in Kingscourt and Dublin Airport

Gyproc, a manufacturer of plaster and plasterboard and part of the Saint-Gobain group, has announced the creation of 14 new jobs at its manufacturing facility in Kingscourt. The announcement of the new jobs comes as Gyproc moves to a new four shift operation meaning the company now has the capability to manufacture on a 24/7 basis. 

Recruitment for the 14 positions, which represents a 10 per cent increase on the overall number of employees at Kingscourt, has already been completed with the additional shift coming into effect on Monday 6th November. 

Brian Dolan, managing director of Saint-Gobain Construction Products in Ireland commented: “We are delighted to announce details of these 14 new positions today, which marks a key step in the continued growth and development of Gyproc in Ireland. The decision to move to a four shift pattern and recruit these additional employees will help us meet increasing demand from the construction sector as it continues to gather pace.”

Dublin Aerospace, the aircraft maintenance provider, has announced that they will be creating 150 new jobs over the next three years, part of the company’s strategy to double its turnover by 2023. 

"Since our start-up in 2009 with just 18 staff, our annual turnover has risen from €7million to €46m last year and we have been profitable since our second year in operation," said Conor McCarthy, executive chairman. "Last year saw further increases in turnover for all three business units -  aircraft overhaul, landing gear and auxiliary power unit (APU) services. This solid underlying business performance has given us the confidence to create another 150 full time, permanent engineering and support roles in our Dublin operation.

Michael Tyrrell, CEO, said today: “This Quarterwe have just hired the first 48 of 150 additionalteam members with a variety of skill sets including aircraft engineers, avionics technicians, structures and composite technicians, painters and aircraft operatives.”
17 of these positions were taken up by graduates of the Dublin Aerospace Apprenticeship and Trainee Programmes. The company offers five types of such programmes in conjunction with SOLAS, the Irish National Training Agency, with over 100 young men and women currently in training. In 2017/18 they expect to take on approximately 35 more.
Mr Tyrrell went onto say: “We attribute our success to our dedicated and flexible teams of professionals. As a highly-skilled industry where experience is key, we need to maintain these standards as we grow. Therefore that we will have two more intakes of similar size in 2018 and 2019, creating 150 more jobs in total.”