Vistakon, Limerick

bobby101 · 15-07-2012 11:01pm #1

Hi There

I was just wondering does anyone know what vistakon are like to work for , do they take on general production workers (non specifice trade) and if they do what are the hours and pay are like. Also is it contract work and if so do they recontract you once your contract is up or are you left go? sorry for all the questions, thanks

ninty9er · 16-07-2012 12:29am

I'm pretty sure even the production lines in Vistakon are staffed by skill specific bachelor and postgraduate degree holders.

Haven't heard too many complaints from people I know who work there.

killwill · 16-07-2012 11:23am

ninty9er wrote: »

I'm pretty sure even the production lines in Vistakon are staffed by skill specific bachelor and postgraduate degree holders.

Haven't heard too many complaints from people I know who work there.

Nope you are incorrect.
They will take unskilled workers for "end of line" production. Have done in the past and still do.
It will be an 11month contract with a slim chance of been taken back on. You might get a second contract but only after a break between both contracts.

Brennans Row · 14-01-2013 12:35pm

Vistakon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and the world’s biggest manufacturer of contact lenses, is to expand its plant in Limerick and create 100 new jobs as part of a €100 million investment.

See RTE

europa11 · 14-01-2013 2:01pm

Great news!

+ 200 jobs on the construction side of the project as well.

thesimpsons · 14-01-2013 2:29pm

is this in addition to the big construction going on there at the moment or just a late announcement of work thats being going on for last 6 months ?

Mc Love · 14-01-2013 3:07pm

it seems there is always construction taking place there for as long as I can remember

Cheerful Spring · 14-01-2013 3:51pm

Well they said 100 third level employees. Does that mean if you have a degree you can join us?

Or does it mean the jobs will have a specific skill set and you'll need a certain degree to do a certain job there ?

Cookiemunster · 14-01-2013 4:28pm

Cheerful Spring wrote: »

Well they said 100 third level employees. Does that mean if you have a degree you can join us?

Or does it mean the jobs will have a specific skill set and you'll need a certain degree to do a certain job there ?

Generally they look for specific skill sets and engineering or science degrees.

limericklad87 · 14-01-2013 6:27pm

Flexsource (CPL) have an account there and a lot of people working there on contract will get 11 months and then cut loose for minimum of six months after which you may be offered anbother 11 months. Then thats it. 2 x 11 month contracts and your on your own unless hired directly

Re: Process technicians working on the line, this is the job requirements from irishjobs.ie

_____________________-

Main duties and responsibilities:

Working on a 4 cycle shift system, you will be responsible for:
· Production output of a Class III Medical Device
· Equipment Maintenance (controls, sensors, pneumatics & electrics)
· Line efficiency (high volume production and fully automated manufacturing)
· Project work (relating to process improvement including cycle-time and yield development)
· Contribution to targets related to Safety, Quality, Compliance and Continuous Improvement

Education and Experience:

An electrical or mechanical qualification and experience working in one or more of the following - injection moulding, automation control, toolmaking, maintenance, electrical or mechanical /fitter roles
At least three years experience is required

We seek technicians who have the interest, energy and motivation to work in our fast moving, medical devices manufacturing environment.
The successful applicant should have experience of working within a team, have excellent communication skills and be able to work under their own initiative.
All candidates must be available to work a 24/7, 12 hour rotating shift system.

flutered · 15-01-2013 2:08pm

i know of a person who has relocated to limerick and works in vistakon, who says the following, 25 of the 100 places are filled, this person has a specific science degree, also a masters, but can only get work there via an agency, then only on a three month contract.

limericklad87 · 16-01-2013 12:55am

saw a lot of new starts recently alright

phill106 · 16-01-2013 10:56pm

limericklad87 wrote: »

saw a lot of new starts recently alright

Yep, canteen is getting a bit crowded

Marstan · 02-12-2013 1:01am

Does anybody know what agency deals with contract positions for Vistakon, and if they are currently hiring ?

02-12-2013 1:10am

CPL I think. They seem to be always hiring. I heard they're a balls of a company to work for so that's probably why

Marstan · 02-12-2013 1:16am

Yeah I'd say they work people fairly hard all right they seem to have advertisements and billboards the whole year round looking for technicians too. Thanks for the response.

Mc Love · 02-12-2013 11:55am

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

CPL I think. They seem to be always hiring. I heard they're a balls of a company to work for so that's probably why

Marstan wrote: »

Yeah I'd say they work people fairly hard all right they seem to have advertisements and billboards the whole year round looking for technicians too. Thanks for the response.

To be honest, people said that about Dell too, but its just the fact irish people are no longer used to hard work.

02-12-2013 12:58pm

Mc Love wrote: »

To be honest, people said that about Dell too, but its just the fact irish people are no longer used to hard work.

Ah we are. Anyone I know that worked/works in vistakon say it's a terrible place to work. I don't know as I've never worked there but it must be true if so few people have good things to say about it. Dell on the other hand wasn't the worst crowd but the work itself was just crap. Repetitive, boring and tedious

Roquentin · 14-05-2014 5:18pm

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Ah we are. Anyone I know that worked/works in vistakon say it's a terrible place to work. I don't know as I've never worked there but it must be true if so few people have good things to say about it. Dell on the other hand wasn't the worst crowd but the work itself was just crap. Repetitive, boring and tedious

How do you apply for Vistakon as a general operative? Do you just hand in a CV and hope for the best or go through an agency?

phill106 · 14-05-2014 5:25pm

http://careers.jnj.com/
tell em i sent ya, maybe ill get a referal

bennyl10 · 14-05-2014 9:29pm

phill106 wrote: »

http://careers.jnj.com/
tell em i sent ya, maybe ill get a referal

Where would one find how to apply for general operative?.. Can't see it in site..

tim3000 · 14-05-2014 9:35pm

bennyl10 wrote: »

Where would one find how to apply for general operative?.. Can't see it in site..

I recently started in there after a long time out of work. I had to go through the recruitment agency CPL. They are on the dock road in Limerick. What I did was to physically hand in a cv to their offices. Then I emailed them once a week til I was granted an interview in Vistakon.

A friend of mine handed in a cv two weeks ago and started this week. Apparently they are extending the number of lines there or something like that and have stepped up recruiting in accordance. Its a 12 hour shift working 14 days/nights in 28. Its good money but repetitive work. Hope you get in.

bennyl10 · 14-05-2014 9:37pm

tim3000 wrote: »

I recently started in there after a long time out of work. I had to go through the recruitment agency CPL. They are on the dock road in Limerick. What I did was to physically hand in a cv to their offices. Then I emailed them once a week til I was granted an interview in Vistakon.

A friend of mine handed in a cv two weeks ago and started this week. Apparently they are extending the number of lines there or something like that and have stepped up recruiting in accordance. Its a 12 hour shift working 14 days/nights in 28. Its good money but repetitive work. Hope you get in.

so easiest would be to hand in a CV physically to CPL?
thanks a million!

tim3000 · 14-05-2014 10:16pm

bennyl10 wrote: »

so easiest would be to hand in a CV physically to CPL?
thanks a million!

That's the way I did it. I was told to do it by a person who was working there that it shows interest. Plus it has the added advantage of not being just another email of a cv.

phill106 · 15-05-2014 10:09am

bennyl10 wrote: »

Where would one find how to apply for general operative?.. Can't see it in site..

When the roles are available, they would come up under limerick, I saw some ethicon operative ones there in an email the other day, so should come up often enough.

Roquentin · 24-10-2014 4:13pm

still queueing wrote: »

I can only speak for Vistakon as I am working there.
It's hell.
Most of the original staff there (5 years plus) are ignorant horrible people.
There are some wonderful guys there but a majority are nightmarish to work with.
There is a culture verging on bullying from the "older" permanent staff.
They degrade and harass you and wear down every bit of self esteem and confidence so that by the end of it you are almost like a slave to them..
Of the 10 Process Technicians that started with me there are only 3 left and that's in a space of 11 Months.
I have heard of new people having nervous breakdowns and suffering from serious depression after a short spell with Vistakon.

The shift system is cruel you work 4 weeks of nights and switch over to 4 weeks of days. So just as you are used to working nights you are moved to days and visa versa. While on nights you can just write off the month. You leave at 7.30 am and are back in at 7.20 pm the same day, or if you have "2" days off you finish say Monday morning and are back in Wednesday evening.....

There is a Joke in Limerick about Vistakon and why they have a revolving doors on the premises.

Apparently the HR department is the busiest in Ireland.

My advice to anyone is stay well clear of this hell !!!

I was warned before I went in and thought there are feckers everywhere that will complain about where they work and ignored it thinking that I am / have a strong character and I enjoy every where I worked. I also needed the work.

BOY WAS I WRONG.!!!!!

Looking for an exit since I started there hopefully things are about to change and more jobs will come onstream.

GET ME OUTTA HERE !!!!!

are you on the line or a third level degree worker?

davo2001 · 24-10-2014 4:18pm

still queueing wrote: »

I can only speak for Vistakon as I am working there.
It's hell.
Most of the original staff there (5 years plus) are ignorant horrible people.
There are some wonderful guys there but a majority are nightmarish to work with.
There is a culture verging on bullying from the "older" permanent staff.
They degrade and harass you and wear down every bit of self esteem and confidence so that by the end of it you are almost like a slave to them..
Of the 10 Process Technicians that started with me there are only 3 left and that's in a space of 11 Months.
I have heard of new people having nervous breakdowns and suffering from serious depression after a short spell with Vistakon.

The shift system is cruel you work 4 weeks of nights and switch over to 4 weeks of days. So just as you are used to working nights you are moved to days and visa versa. While on nights you can just write off the month. You leave at 7.30 am and are back in at 7.20 pm the same day, or if you have "2" days off you finish say Monday morning and are back in Wednesday evening.....

There is a Joke in Limerick about Vistakon and why they have a revolving doors on the premises.

Apparently the HR department is the busiest in Ireland.

My advice to anyone is stay well clear of this hell !!!

I was warned before I went in and thought there are feckers everywhere that will complain about where they work and ignored it thinking that I am / have a strong character and I enjoy every where I worked. I also needed the work.

BOY WAS I WRONG.!!!!!

Looking for an exit since I started there hopefully things are about to change and more jobs will come onstream.

GET ME OUTTA HERE !!!!!

This EXACTLY reflects my GF's experience (3rd level degree, working in the lab) here, to be far she lasted 5 months, longer than a lot. I felt awful seeing her come home so depressed. Toke a long time for her to gain her confidence back after leaving this place, thank god she did!

davo2001 · 24-10-2014 4:20pm

still queueing wrote: »

EDIT DUE TO FACTS ABOUT VISTAKON MIGHT COST ME MY JOB......

Mightn't be a bad thing ;-)

killwill · 24-10-2014 8:44pm

Jesus lads, if its as bad as ye are making it out and ye want out so bad just go?

Roquentin · 24-10-2014 10:09pm

still queueing wrote: »

Line Worker but its no different anywhere in the plant.

i best avoid that place then......worked in dell and thought that was grand and thought vistakon would be nice to work in.....im kind of a laborer

Firefox11 · 25-10-2014 12:13am

I was at one of there job open nights recently. Was wondering what they were like to work for.

Vistakon, Limerick

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