Apprenticeship - Electrical Instrumentation (QQI Level 6)

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Key Responsibilities

The apprentice will be working with the Site Maintenance Team to conduct activities which support the repair, replacement, installation & Maintenance on new & existing equipment in a highly regulated GMP environment to support Production activities at the Eli Lilly Kinsale site. These activities may involve the following but are not limited to:

• Training on Eli Lilly Quality, Environmental & Health & Safety requirements

• Working as part of Maintenance team to help perform a variety of tasks independently and as part of the team

• Use mathematics to solve technical or scientific problems

• Maintain industrial control systems & Motor control Centers (MCC’s)

• Repair and calibration of control process system

• Interpret electrical and electronic schematic diagrams

• Work with a variety of specialized hand tools, power tools and equipment

• Understanding technical drawings and diagrams

• Install various types of wiring and cabling systems

• Work on machines and processes

• Analyse system faults

• Install, service, maintain, and rectify faults in equipment

• Monitor equipment conditions using modern maintenance techniques

• Write reports of completed repairs

Key Attributes:

Applicants must have achieved at least Grade O5 in five Leaving Certificate subjects, including Mathematics and preferably one Technical subject. 

Notes:

These are entry level, on-the-job & classroom training-based programmes and are therefore ideally aimed towards recent school-leavers.

The interview process will take place throughout the month of July 2026.

Therefore, candidates will need to be available in July 2026 to be considered.

Closing date for applications will be Friday 19th June 2026.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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