Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician
 
Team Horizon is seeking a Maintenance Technician for a leading pharmaceutical company in North Dublin.
 
 
Why you should apply:

• This is an excellent opportunity to join a world class manufacturing operation, with an outstanding track record of reliably delivering high-quality medicines to patients around the world suffering serious illnesses.


• There is a strong culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the company to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives.


• Our client is developing the capability to produce all its medicines, helping to ensure continuity of supply of our medicines as they expand internationally.

 
What you will be doing:

• Maintain production and facility equipment in strict accordance with maintenance instructions, SOPs, and cGMPs.


• Ensure successful external, Division and Corporate audits.


• Completion of on-time PM on manufacturing equipment while ensuring Maximo work orders are up to date.


• Ensure safety standards are met and safe working practices adhered to.


• Keep the work area, including the workshop, neat and orderly and always audit ready.


• Implementation of equipment/process upgrade in an environment of continuous improvement.


• Support the Production Team in ensuring that manufacturing equipment is maintained to meet the output and yield requirements.


• Adhering to all relevant policies relating to Quality & Safety.


• Complete and conform to all training requirements for job role, including company-required and role-specific training.


• Carry out and assist in the ongoing training of new and existing personnel, as appropriate.


• Supervise external contractors.


• Negotiate cost / quality effective external contracts.


• Required to undertake specific investigations, and equipment monitoring, with the view to improving manufacturing performance e.g., maximizing Plant output and yield.


• It may be necessary to re-design elements of manufacturing machinery to adapt to process conditions in order to improve efficiency.


• Considerable and continual care and attention needed to avoid substantial damage to equipment. Losses could be significant. Continual attention needed to ensure plant reaches its annual production plan.


• Failure on the incumbents part not to exercise due care could cause repeated small losses or occasional damage.


• Adheres to and supports all EHS & E standards, procedures, and policies.


• All other duties as requested or assigned.

 
What you need to apply:

• Relevant Electrical, Mechanical trade exams or academic engineering qualification to Ordinary degree level at a minimum.


• Automation experience is an advantage.


• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a relevant industry at an equivalent position.


• Detailed functional knowledge required of a wide range of manufacturing equipment. Example: Compression tablet presses, Blenders, mills, Encapsulation machines, Granulators, Hot melt extruders, and Fluid bed dryers.


• Strong IT knowledge is required.


• Strong trouble shooting and documentation skills.