20 Software Jobs and Namibian Deal for Fingal Firm

Job News 3Fingal’s Emydex Technology announced earlier this month that it will create 20 full-time software jobs in the county over the next eighteen months, doubling its workforce.

The Agri-food software company, which already employs 22 staff, has also announced a major deal with the Meat Corporation of Namibia in Africa (‘MeatCo’). The meat processing and marketing organisation works on behalf of Namibian farmers and the two-year €300,000 contract will involve six separate MeatCo sites in the Sub-Saharan country.

The software company, which is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2014, was set-up with the support of Local Enterprise Office Fingal and the company development continues to be supported by the Department of Jobs through Enterprise Ireland here and overseas.

Emydex Technology develops and exports factory floor Data Capture, Production Reporting and Traceability software systems to leading meat and food processing companies around the world. Working in Ireland, the UK, France and now Africa, the company’s impressive client list includes Kepak, Dawn Meats, Dunbia, Moy Park and the Kerry Group.

Recruitment for the new jobs start immediately and the company is welcoming applications from software programmers in the region.

According to The CEO of Emydex Technology, David McMahon, the company is benefitting from export-led growth in the Agri-food sector. He said: “Thanks to the solid growth in Irish food exports, there is a corresponding growth in demand for more sophisticated and robust software systems for production management, reporting and traceability. Responding to this growing demand, we will be doubling our workforce over the next 18 months, recruiting twenty highly skilled software programmers to work in our three main operating divisions in Dublin. Alongside the country’s reputation for high quality food processing, Ireland is also becoming better known for its food processing software capabilities.”

Originally founded in 2004 by Redmond Burke, now a Non-Executive Director, and James Grennan, Emydex Technology’s Product Director, the company received feasibility and employment grants from the Local Enterprise Office Fingal and more recently, continues to be supported by Enterprise Ireland.

Recruitment is already underway for the new software programming, team leader and support positions, which will be based at Emydex Technology’s Blanchardstown headquarters in Northwest Business Park in Dublin 15. Of the new specialist roles announced today, ten will be hired immediately, with the remaining ten to be recruited over the next eighteen months.

Further information about the recruitment campaign for these new roles at Emydex Technology is available at http://www.emydex.com