
Senior Maintenance Technician
3 weeks ago
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Why Dawn Farms?
We can offer an excellent opportunity to be part of a world-class team, equipping our teams with the knowledge and the necessary skills to achieve their full potential. Innovation is a key ingredient of our success in protecting our market position and keeping our competitive edge. To be truly innovative, we invest in recruiting and developing a highly skilled, ambitious and talented team.
Job PurposeDawn Farms is currently seeking for a Senior Maintenance Technician to join our Maintenance Department to be based in our facilities in Naas, Co. Kildare. The Senior Maintenance Technician to lead their team by example and supports company policy and procedures as to create a well-co-ordinated and efficient working environment for all.
The role of Senior Maintenance Technician is also to support the Maintenance Manager, Supervisors and Maintenance Team in the following areas:
- Respond to breakdowns and provide support to technicians where necessary.
- Assist Supervisors, Managers in monitoring machine reliability.
- Identify & execute machine / line improvement projects.
- Liaise with production on line improvement projects.
- Assist with commissioning of new machinery.
- Assist with training of technicians & operators.
- Assist with evaluation of existing PM's & modify where necessary.
- On call support & attend site if necessary.
- Flexibility to support holiday & sickness cover for other shifts.
- Play a key role in planning & executing machine & fabric repairs in advance of visits & audits.
- Participate and input into PM programmes and spare parts projects.
- H&S Compliance programme.
Positions: Full-Time, Permenant
Location: Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Working Hours: Shift structure of Days & Nights (shift premiums apply)
Salary: DOE
Role Responsibilities & Duties- Support the maintenance leaders with regards to projects, improvement plans, audit preparation, and the maintenance works plans.
- Provide support and assist in evaluating existing PMs and setting up new PMs. Supporting PM frequencies or advising of required changes to best add value to the lines and maintenance time.
- Work with the maintenance team in the planning of shutdown works & machine overhauls.
- Train and support technicians & operators on existing & new machines to include training matrix, risk assessments, SOP's and training sign off sheets.
- Work with the engineering team on the specification of new machines / engineering upgrades to existing machine services including machine pre-delivery inspections and final commissioning.
- Coordinate with engineering stores ensuring the stocking of spare parts on new machines.
- Fully support the team leaders / line support i.e. shift cover, phone support & callout.
- Identify, cost, submit CAPEX & execute machine /service upgrades in conjunction with maintenance Manager.
- Assist engineering stores in the evaluation of existing spare parts stocks and play an active part in reducing redundant stock
- Assist the health & safety team in carrying out risk assessments of new & existing machines and ensuring training is rolled out to the Maintenance Team re-same.
- Assist /coordinate the execution of health and safety machine / line upgrades and machine compliance in line with guarding and safety regulations.
- Involvement in lean projects and process improvements.
- Create/update best practice methods for specific task on equipment in the plant, document and train same.
- Production support on shift as required.
- Planned preventative maintenance and breakdown support is part of this role transferring skills to other team members
- Assist with the development and execution of a CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)
- General ad hoc duties as required in role.
- Electrical or Mechanical trade/engineering qualified.
- Minimum 3 years post qualification needed.
- A sound, hands-on electrical and mechanical knowledge of equipment
- Previous experience of supervising teams.
- Previous experience of using preventive maintenance systems.
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Experience in process manufacturing industry (food, beverage or similar environment).
- Responsible and positive person who embraces change and takes ownership for the team and plant.
- Basic computer skills required (outlook, excel, word).
- Problem solving skills.
- Ability to realise improvement initiatives.
- Strong leadership of technical teams and managing people.
- Application of knowledge of GMP regulations, EHS regulations and lean principles.
- Application of knowledge of reliability process experience.
- Team player and collaborator with the ability to influence and bring people along.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal at operator and management level.
- Ability to work on own initiative and meet deadlines.
- Annual leave hours.
- Pension plan.
- Health insurance scheme.
- Subsidised canteen.
- Employee assistance programme - this programme offers expert wellbeing support 24 hours a day 365 days a year access to counselling, financial information, consumer information, life coaching, health information, autism support, parent coaching, International employee support, all free for you and your family.
- Wellness programme.
- Maternity/Paternity leave benefits.
- Training & Development, Career progression.
- Christmas Savings Scheme.
- Bike to work scheme.
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