Maintenance Technician

Overview:

Our client is a leading manufacturer and producer in the food industry in Ireland. They are looking to hire a Maintenance Technician to join an expanding Maintenance Team in Westmeath.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, as a Maintenance Technician within the Maintenance team, you are responsible for some Electrical and Mechanical problem solving and providing technical support for the plant facilities and services.

Hours for the role are Monday to Friday 6am-2.30pm/2pm-10.30pm rotating weekly.

Responsibilities:

• Routine checking and monitoring of Plant and Equipment operation to ensure optimum plant performance and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Calibration and testing of plant equipment, alarms, and instrumentation in accordance with CMMS, Vendor recommendations, and/or contractual requirements.
• Completion of Planned Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance required in accordance with CMMS and recording completion of same with CMMS.
• Timely response to plant/equipment failures with plant repair or replacement as appropriate and recording completion of same with CMMS.
• Problem solving and trouble-shooting mechanical, process, electrical problems and application of good working principles.
• Ownership of permit to work system, general work permit, LOTO, hot works permit etc.
• Use of remote monitoring tools such as BMS to verify plant condition.
• Plan and co-ordinate all shutdowns in conjunction with management.
• Carrying out maintenance and repair of some electrical installations including panel fault finding and VSD replacement.

Requirements:

• Mechanical/Electrical qualification is required – Level 6 cert at minimum.
• Previous experience in a facility maintenance environment would be an advantage.
• Ability to read electrical and hydraulic/pneumatic drawings would be an advantage.
• Some knowledge in maintenance and experience of supporting a high-volume manufacturing environment.

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