Irish electrical engineering company BMC Manufacturing has announced plans to create 500 new jobs between now and 2028, according to Silicon Republic, as part of a major expansion supported by Enterprise Ireland across its Dublin and Meath operations.

The Meath-founded company, established in 1991, develops and delivers innovations in low-voltage switchgear and critical power solutions. The new roles will be spread across the company's locations in Damastown, Ballycoolin, Kells and Ashbourne, spanning engineering, technology, operations, manufacturing, quality assurance, IT, finance, HR and procurement.

CEO and CFO Colm Sheridan said the recruitment drive is designed to satisfy anticipated growth over the next two years, with the roles divided primarily between the company's Dublin and Meath-based sites to draw from a strong regional talent pool.

Sheridan said: "The jobs are across all areas of the business, particularly hands-on manufacturing, which would involve electricians, mechanical and electrical engineers, apprentices, QA, QC, IT and all the admin departments, finance, HR procurement. This is to satisfy our anticipated growth over the next two years."

The announcement includes a significant focus on apprenticeships, with Sheridan strongly encouraging school-leavers to consider applying. He noted that career progression within BMC Manufacturing through the apprenticeship route has been well established, with former apprentices now holding production management roles across the business.

Sheridan added: "People who have done their apprenticeship here now hold managerial roles within the company across the board. All of the production managers served their time as apprentices with us. There are endless possibilities as a newly qualified electrical apprentice."

Founded in Co. Meath and now operating across multiple Irish locations, BMC Manufacturing has grown from a small regional business into a company whose technology is used internationally across critical power and switchgear applications.

The expansion reinforces the company's position as one of Ireland's significant players in the electrical engineering and critical power sector, with the scale of the hiring programme reflecting confidence in sustained demand for its products across global markets over the coming years.

Discover the full details of BMC Manufacturing's expansion plans and what the 500-job announcement means for electrical engineering in Ireland.