Electrical Maintenance Technician

Join one of the world's leading manufacturers of food and nutrition technology!

We have an excellent opportunity for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our site in Carrigaline. This is an important role that will help ensure maintenance and efficiency across the site.

As part of the engineering maintenance team, you will work to implement the site maintenance strategy through delivery of a program of preventative maintenance routines & completing planned/unplanned work requests from the team's customers.

You will also minimise plant downtime caused by equipment breakdown & troubleshooting maintenance problems, outlining probable causes & suggesting solutions that will avoid breakdown reoccurrence.

Pension: Matching up to 10%

• Implement new plant modifications/ processes that are required as part of the enzyme business strategy.
• Develop a working knowledge of the site's existing & future asset base.
• Implement a system of planned maintenance routines correctly in a timely manner so as to minimise plant downtime.
• Use of Permit To Work System to implement all maintenance work in a safe manner.
• Use of a computer maintenance system to manage/track all planned/unplanned work requests, record work done, parts used & maintain a history of the site's current & future asset base.
• Troubleshoot all breakdowns & to continuously improve existing design/routines so as to minimise downtime & maximise asset productivity.
• Adhere to the required good manufacturing practices and maintains the area in a clean and tidy condition in line with the site safety and quality excellence principles.
• Help implement the model of continuous improvement and adapt to new plant technologies and processes.

• Completion of a relevant electrical apprenticeship
• Previous experience in a GMP regulated industry
• Proven experience with instrumentation set-up & maintenance in a PLC environment
• Basic mechanical skills required for equipment isolation & first line troubleshooting. This will also be required as part of the call out duties of the role.
• Good team-working & communication skills.
• Working electrical knowledge of equipment typically found in food process industry.
• Strong electrical, instrumentation & mechanical trouble shooting & problem solving skills.
• Self motivator & self organiser
• Computer literate