Operations Technician

Facilities Maintenance Specialist

We are seeking a skilled Facilities Maintenance Specialist to join our high-performing maintenance team. This role offers the opportunity to work with modern plant facilities and services while supporting production in achieving top performance.

• Plant Operations and Monitoring: Carrying out routine checks, monitoring plant/equipment performance, completing planned mechanical & electrical maintenance using CMMS, and calibrating and testing alarms, instrumentation, and plant systems.
• Troubleshooting and Repairs: Responding quickly to plant/equipment failures, recording resolutions, diagnosing and solving mechanical, electrical, and process issues, and repairing electrical installations, including panel fault finding and VSD replacement.
• Support and Collaboration: Working closely with sub-contractors to complete tasks safely and on time, partnering with production to ensure equipment supports performance targets, and making suggestions to improve plant reliability and efficiency.
• Safety and Compliance: Managing permits to work (LOTO, hot works, general permits), using remote monitoring tools such as BMS to check plant condition, and ensuring all work follows safety procedures and quality standards.
• Other Key Duties: Coordinating plant shutdowns with management, managing spares to ensure reliability of operations, providing out-of-hours support on a rotational basis, and supporting general plant, services, and WWTP maintenance.Qualifications and Experience:
  • Mechanical qualification (electrical/instrumentation experience highly desirable).
  • Multi-skilled/cross-skilled mindset.
  • Previous experience in facilities or high-volume manufacturing maintenance.
  • Ability to read electrical and hydraulic/pneumatic drawings.
  • Familiarity with technically challenging applications is an advantage.
  • Strong track record of interacting with suppliers, internal teams, and contractors.