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We currently have apprentices and we are looking for more to expand our team, a vacancy has become available for a 1st Year Apprentice Heavy Vehicle Mechanic to join the service and diagnostic team The successful candidate will complete their Heavy vehicle Mechanics apprenticeship in conjunction with SOLAS which involves both on and off the job training. On successful completion of this heavy vehicle Mechanics apprenticeship, the apprentice is awarded a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in the Craft of heavy vehicle Mechanics. Requirements: · Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative. · Excellent Time Keeping Skills · Excellent communication and customer service skills. · A very positive attitude and a genuine desire to fulfil a career as a heavy vehicle mechanic. · Self-motivation and hard driven . A full, valid driving licence or be working towards one . Applicants must be currently living in Ireland If you meet the above criteria and are interested in being considered for this position, please submit a cover letter outlining your availability and employment history together with a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae. Core Skills • Servicing: Carry out manufacturer’s service schedule. Complete a vehicle report form • Engine: Carry out compression tests. Remove/overhaul cylinder heads. Diagnose turbo charger faults and remove/repair and replace components • Diesel Fuel System: Remove/test and refit/replace injectors. Remove/ replace diesel injection components. Check exhaust emissions with smoke meter and diagnose faults. Remove/replace/time, fuel injection pumps. Remove/repair/ replace fuel lift pumps • Transmission: Remove/refit gearboxes. Diagnose faults in clutch, remove/ replace components. Remove/replace driveshaft joints and bearings • Suspension: Remove/replace suspension components • Wheels: Balance wheels and repair punctures • Bodywork: Remove/replace bodywork components e.g. door locks, windows and regulators. Repair/adjustment of mechanical and hydraulic types of cab tilting and locking devices. Fit safety crash barriers and reflector markings • Lights Remove/replace components and focus headlights Specialist Skills Brakes: Diagnose/rectify faults in ABS brakes. Diagnose faults in air assisted hydraulic and full air brake systems. Remove/replace and adjust system components • Engine: Carry out complete engine overhaul • Hydraulics: Overhauling and fitting tipping gear, tail lift and loading/ unloading crane equipment • Suspension: Diagnose and rectify faults in pneumatically and electronically controlled air suspension systems • Transmission: Diagnose faults in and overhaul gearboxes. Diagnose faults in and overhaul differential and hub-reduction units. Diagnose and rectify faults in pneumatically and electronically operated gear change, differential and inter axle locking mechanisms • Electrical Diagnose/rectify faults in electrical circuits using wiring diagrams and multimeter. Remove/refit vehicle entertainment systems. Install basic electrical equipment • Bodywork: Adjustment and overhaul/replacement of fifth wheel coupling and semi trailer king pin Common Skills • Metalwork: Basic bench fitting. Gas welding, brazing, cutting and arc welding • Brakes: Diagnose faults in hydraulic brakes system and remove/replace components • Steering: Check and adjust steering geometry. Remove/replace steering components (manual and power assisted type steering) • Engine: Remove/dismantle/reassemble and refit an engine. Diagnose faults in cooling system and remove/replace components • Electrical: Diagnose/rectify faults in starting and charging systems and remove/ replace components. Diagnose/rectify faults in heating systems and remove/replace components • Bodywork: Repair/adjustment of mechanical bodywork components e.g. door locks, windows and regulators Personal Skills • Communications • Customer relations • Adaptability • Ability to work as a team member • Ability to work independently • Initiative • Problem solving • Planning and organisation • Information gathering
Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Randox Laboratories continues to develop disruptive innovations within the Diagnostics and Healthcare sector globally. We are proud to have been named the Number 1 company in Northern Ireland, for the second consecutive year in the “Belfast Telegraph Top 100 Companies 2024”. Our staff are at the heart of everything we do and achieve. We have a career opportunity for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer within our Engineering Design department. Location: 30 Randalstown Rd, Antrim BT41 4FL. Contract Offered: Full-time, Permanent. Working Hours: 40 hours over four days per week or 8:40-5:20 Mon-Fri. Responsibilities: This team is responsible for designing and developing new diagnostics platforms, automating systems and continuous improvement of our products and services across Laboratory automation, MultiSTAT development (Analyser) and research into new technologies that will be used in Analyser design to support our customer across an variety of industries. This advert may be open for as long as 30 days although we may close the advert early if we receive sufficient applicants to fill the roles.
Senior Software Engineer
Randox are a world leader in diagnostics for clinical healthcare, toxicology and food security and are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Research and Development team in Dungloe, County Donegal. The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to work on developing innovative and pioneering products at the cutting edge of medical device research & development. Location: Meenmore, Dungloe, County Donegal, F94 TV06. Contract Offered: Full-time, Permanent Working Hours / Shifts: 40 hours p/w, either 4 x 10 hour days, 5 x 8 hour days or 4 x 9 hour days with 4 hours on a Friday. (One day WFH) What does this role involve? The key function of this role is the design and development of new diagnostic platforms and the continuous improvement of existing platforms, including systems to support Randox internal departments. This is an extremely varied role that will require you to develop a varied skillset, including:
Software Test Engineer
Randox are a world leader in diagnostics for clinical healthcare, toxicology and food security and are looking for Software Test Engineers to join our Research and Development team in Dungloe, County Donegal. The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to work on developing innovative and pioneering products at the cutting edge of medical device research & development. - To get a glimpse of the type of products you could be working on look here: https://www.randox.com/evidence-multistat-2/ - Central to the Randox ethos is our drive to improve healthcare worldwide and every one of our staff play a vital role in this aim. What do software testers in the Engineering team do? Working as part of a team of software testers, you will gain an understanding of how each Randox analyser works by operating them in accordance with user and software specifications. Using this knowledge, you will develop and execute tests to ensure the analyser software performs correctly to specification under normal, abnormal and failure induced operating conditions. You will participate in multi-disciplinary meetings with software developers, hardware engineers, scientists, and project managers to ensure the software test suite is appropriate and complete to the high-quality standards necessary for certification of medical device software. You will also test standalone software applications related to analysers. Software testing may involve both manual testing and automated testing methods. Location: Randox Teoranta, Meenmore, Dungloe, County Donegal, F94 TV06. Hybrid option is available with 1 day working from home per week. Contract Offered: Full-time, Permanent Working Hours / Shifts: 40 hours per week, with flexibility of 4 x 10 hour days, 5 x 8 hour days and 4 x 9 hour days with 4 hours on a Friday. One day hybrid option available. What does the Software Test Engineer role involve?
Director/producer Shadowing
THE SCHEME: WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY? You are eligible to apply if you can answer YES to these four eligibility questions: 1. Are you eligible to work in the UK? 2. Do you currently reside in Northern Ireland? 3. Are you available to participate in the scheme from January 2025? 4. Are you over 18 and not in full-time education? If you cannot answer YES to these four questions, please do not apply. In-eligible applications will be automatically discarded. PLEASE SEE APPLICATION PACK FOR FURTHER DETAIL ON CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY. Equal Opportunities Statement “We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.” We will monitor our programmes on an ongoing basis and target any under-represented groups as and when appropriate. Guaranteed Interview Schem e As part of our commitment to the employment of disabled people, we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). The GIS does not guarantee a job. However, its objective is to ensure a guaranteed number of disabled applicants, who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role they have applied for, are offered an interview.
