Electrical Technician
- Athy, Co Kildare
- €59,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Athy, Co Kildare
Reporting to: Operations Manager
Start Date: As soon as possible
Hours / Work Pattern: Full Time.Noel Group are currently working with a prestigious client that has made its mark in the industry by processing the finest fruit juices, fruit concentrates, juice blends and spray dried powder versions of hundreds of unique fruit and flavor combinations for the food and beverage industry over 50 years.POSITION OVERVIEW
As a member of the operations and engineering team, you have a responsibility for the activities of the department, including maintenance of plant, equipment and auxiliary services, electrical and mechanical trouble shooting in accordance with GMP, HACCP and safety guidelines, working in cooperation with all other departments, promoting information exchange and teamwork within the department. The maintenance technician must contribute to the efficient and profitable operation of the plant and maintain a positive work atmosphere, by behaving and communicating in ways that foster good relationships with employees, co-workers and managers, while achieving performance standards. This position is a shift role with on call requirements.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES
- Ensuring a continuous and efficient outflow of work aligned to achieving the Plant
- Manual work, which involves physical effort and fitness.
- Responsible for executing and improving the company preventative maintenance
- Minimise downtime on equipment, through fast response, effective root cause analysis and good problem solving techniques to eliminate recurring issues.
- Monitoring and record the use and of spare parts and reorder as required.
- Responsible for electro-mechanical repairs to high-speed, PLC-controlled plant, handling and packaging equipment, incorporating pneumatic and hydraulic control systems.
- Execute plans of electrical wiring for well-functioning, refrigeration, lighting, production
- Be active in identification, quantification, implementation and presentation of equipment
- Install safety and distribution components (e.g. switches, resistors, circuit-breaker panels etc.)
- Ensure equipment uptime is maintained through front line asset care program and
(CMMS).
- Responsible for ensuring maintenance orders are released, completed in a timely manner and ensure all materials and equipment is available.
- Review of maintenance weekly plan based on availability of resources in conjunction with all stakeholders.
- Work closely with the production team supporting them and providing advice, also
competencies.
- Ensure full compliance of external contractors when on site.
- Participate in quality investigation on all non-conforming batches and complaints.
- Any defects/malfunction/out of spec materials/equipment noted must be reported to the
- Co-ordinate and review plant GMP/Hygiene standards in the areas, workshops and
- Participate in review of hazards and safety or environmental incident investigations, follow up and closeout in the area.
- Ensure that all resources (people and equipment) are utilized to maximum efficiency when in use and report any equipment defects/breakdowns to maintenance personnel and your manager.
- Ensure that all data relating to each system transaction is promptly and accurately recorded on the CMMS system and other supporting systems and any deviations are promptly investigated.
- Ensure all maintenance activities are managed safely and all associated safety protocols are carried out fully including LOTO, confined space entry along with any other safety related standards. Adhere and advocate high standards of safety at all times.
- Ensure cycle counts are completed as required by the Company. This includes count,
This list is for guidance only and the post holder will be required to undertake additional
duties in line with the changing needs of the business.SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
1. Minimum 5 years working in a manufacturing/production setting.
2. Time served Electrician with QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft
3. Knowledge of Alan Bradley PLC's, Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet & Profibus
communications protocols.
4. Knowledge and understanding of ATEX zoned areas and equipment.
5. Familiar with SCADA process control systems for process and fault diagnosis
6. Computer literacy - Microsoft Office, ERP/CRM and outlook desirable.
7. Knowledge of mechanical and electrical process plant and associated maintenance activities.
8. Have a positive, proactive and flexible approach to working in a team environment