Location: Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin

Duration: Permanent

Hours: Shift role

This position will be based on a biopharmaceutical site on behalf of our client, a multinational and multicultural company which provides great career progression opportunities to the right person.

Purpose of the role:

The Mechanical Shift Technician is responsible for the execution of the preventive and corrective maintenance program as per the Client/PPU requirements.  

The Technician will work as part of the company’s Utilities team in supporting commissioning activities and preparing for sustaining operations at a pharmaceutical site. Tasks include, but are not limited to system walkdowns, authoring procedures and maintenance plans, system operations in support of commissioning activities.

Daily Tasks:

• Walkdowns & snagging of utilities systems (water treatment, boilers, chillers, cooling towers, HVAC, clean utilities) prior to mechanical completion tagging.
• Define maintenance plans and SOPs for site utilities systems.
• Review spare parts requirements.
• Complete on-site and vendor training.
• Operation of site utilities in support of commissioning.
• Assist in definition of site safety systems.
• Operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of site black and clean utilities systems.
• Completion of all related documentation in compliance with site and regulatory rules and guidelines.
• Delivery of delegated engineering tasks in compliance with good engineering practice and all regulatory, statutory and corporate requirements.
• Keep training current in line with the client’s requirements, i.e. SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures), EWI’s (Engineering Work Instructions), etc.

• All work on site to be carried out in accordance with the site EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) and company EHS rules and guidelines.

Qualifications and skills:

• 2 - 3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Mechanical/ Electrical/ Instrumentation Senior Trade, City & Guilds or equivalent.
• Senior Trades, City & Guilds or equivalent in Electrical/Mechanical / Building Services engineering, mechanical/environmental.
• Marine experience at sea would be highly desirable.