Maintenance Fitter - Weekends

Team Horizon is seeking a Maintenance Technician/FItters - Weekend shift for a leading manufacturing company in Mayo.

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician (Fitter) – Weekends to join our Maintenance Team. In this role you will play a key role in supporting the reliability, performance, and compliance of our manufacturing equipment and mechanical services.

This is a shift based role, you will be required to work Weekend 12-hour shifts between days and nights on a bi-weekly rotation.

The Business Unit (BU) Maintenance Technician (Fitter) reporting to the Technical Lead will work as part of the technical team across aseptic manufacturing and Filling, Packaging, Plastics and site services.  They will work to key metrics in equipment up time, Health & Safety, Quality/Compliance, Customer Service (internal and external) and Cost.  

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:

• Planned and Unplanned maintenance of mechanical Services, Plant and Equipment.


• Responsible for determining root cause of equipment issues and implementing solutions


• Support Machine and Equipment Effectiveness improvements.  


• Identification and sourcing of equipment spare parts.  


• Assisting preventative maintenance by specialist vendors. 


• Attendance during FAT / Commissioning of new plant and equipment. 


• Assist in the performance of equipment qualifications.  


• Support the setup of Preventative Maintenance Routines for equipment. 


• Support the Risk assessment of tasks and equipment.  


• Communication of any concerns about work processes to Management. 


• Resolve technical issues in an effective & timely manner to support operations.


• Support continuous improvement and process efficiency programs, i.e., MEP, OEE, OPEX, RCA, RCM and productivity output for the BU.


• Provide information to the tracking and monitoring of the relevant KPIs for the Technical Team.


• Help support the BU during regulatory and compliance audits.


• Ensures all maintenance activities within Eyecare are performed to the appropriate health and safety standards.


• Ability to trouble-shoot and correct technical issues, in an effective and timely manner, with a sense of urgency to minimize equipment downtime.


• Ability to read, analyse, interpret technical data, and technical procedures.


• Ability to effectively present information and answer queries.


• Willingness and ability to collaborate with and influence other groups in a positive, team-based environment.


• Flexible and willing to carry out overtime and Shift Work as necessary.


• Any other duties as assigned.

What you need to apply:

• Trade Certified Mechanical Qualification.


• A minimum of 2 years’ maintenance and troubleshooting experience in a highly automated production environment


• Clear understanding and experience of maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and automation systems.


• Good documentation skills.


• Ability to organize workload and work on own initiative.


• Experience in GMP or other regulated environment and knowledge of required safety standards.


• Strong ability to evaluate, diagnose and troubleshoot problems.


• Flexibility to respond to issues outside normal business hours.


• Ability to learn new and different technologies.


• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical/biotech industries or aseptic processing.


• The ability to interpret pneumatic and hydraulic schematics and mechanical specifications.


• Experience in the maintenance of electromechanical manufacturing equipment.


• Machining, and welding experience an advantage.