Manufacturing Engineer (4 day night shift)
Sligo

Permanent
Manufacturing Engineer (4 day Night Shift) 
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
  • To perform the day to day preventative and demand maintenance activity to maintain manufacturing and plant equipment.
  • To maintain records and documentation on relevant Engineering Procedures, to perform equipment validation and preventative/ demand maintenance.
  • To liaise with Internal/External Engineering Personnel and contract maintenance providers in maintaining troubleshooting and installing/commissioning equipment.
  • To coordinate and implement equipment projects.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • The day-to-day demand and preventative maintenance and problem-solving of plant and manufacturing equipment to achieve product quality and production schedule goals.
  • The completion and recording of functional and safety checks on plant and manufacturing equipment and correction of any deviations from specification, e.g. air handling balance, plant water quality control, etc.
  • Assistance in installation and validation of new and upgraded processes.
  • Assistance in implementation of equipment/process upgrade in an environment of continuous improvement.
  • Liaison with and assistance to contracted maintenance, e.g. service/ commissioning engineers, factory inspectors, building contracts, site maintenance, etc.
  • Establish with Area Team Leader/ Manager the department goals.
  • Ensure Safety Standards are met and safe working practices adhered to.
  • Foster and lead continuous improvement to the culture of safety.
  • Recommend/implement improvements to safety standards. 
  • Liaise directly with other departments in accident/incident investigations and address any issues arising from these investigations.
  • Ensure Environmental procedures e.g. recycling, waste minimization is adhered to and improvements made where possible.
  • Assist in the preparation of Capital Expenditure Requests for Plant and manufacturing equipment.
  • Support the Engineering Team in ensuring that facilities, utilities and equipment are maintained to meet the required legal, divisional and corporate standards.
  • Liaise with Division Engineering as required.
  • In conjunction with the Quality calibration co-coordinator ensure compliance with calibration requirements for both Plant and Manufacturing.
  • Ensure the maintenance of the facility and manufacturing equipment.
  • Ensure the maintenance of utility services and manufacturing plant.
  • Ensure the maintenance of pest control, housekeeping and GMP.
  • Ensure PM system is implemented on facility and manufacturing equipment.
  • Identify and implement CIP’s.
  • Ensure External contractors are managed and supervised.
  • Ensure the effective management of appropriate internal and external plant projects.
  • Any other relevant duties as requested by the Area Team Leader/ Manager.
EDUCATION & COMPETENCIES:
  • Ideally a minimum of two years relevant experience in a hands-on engineering role or electrical trade experience.
  • 2 years experience of the maintenance of utility and/or process equipment in the healthcare or food processing industry.
  • Must be a self-starter with the ability to organize and work within a team. This experience is necessary to ensure the skills, management expertise and problem-solving techniques have been acquired.
HOURS OF WORK:
This is a 10 hour 4 day night shift Monday - Thursday, there is some flexibility with start time and an early finish on Friday morning