Lead Shift Utilities Technician

Veolia; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Shift Utilities Technician to oversee the efficient operation of their utility plant. This permanent position involves supervising a skilled team, ensuring maintenance activities, and adhering to safety guidelines. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in regulated environments and a strong understanding of various utilities systems. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to ecological transformation, where your contributions will make a tangible impact on environmental sustainability and operational excellence.

Benefits

Full VHI Cover

Pension Plan

Education Assistance

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in utilities systems.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance programs and SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a multi-skilled team and ensure maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with calibration systems and update SOPs.
• Conduct performance reviews and compile incident investigations.

Skills

Utilities Systems Knowledge

Preventive Maintenance

Experience in Regulated Industries

Team Coordination

Technical Mentoring

Tools

PLC Systems

HVAC Systems

BMS

Instrumentation

Water Systems

Job description

Background:

Veolia is Ireland's leading environmental services company. We provide a comprehensive range of energy, waste, and water solutions and are dedicated to carbon reduction, protecting the environment, and building the circular economy. We offer all employees a benefits package as standard, which includes full VHI cover, pension, and education assistance.

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

Lead Shift Utilities Technician

Location: Co Meath

Duration: Permanent

Shift Role

Overview of the Role:

The utilities shift lead is responsible for overseeing the efficient and safe operation of the utility plant during their shift. In the absence of the Utilities Lead/Site manager, the Shift lead assumes the role of contract lead. They will ensure plant uptime, communicate issues, and escalate where appropriate. They are also responsible for delivering all agreed services as per the shift expectation document.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

1. Supervise and coordinate activities of a multi-skilled team of technicians (Instrumentation, Automation, Mechanical, Electrical).
2. Ensure maintenance activities are carried out per site policies, schedules, and procedures.
3. Complete preventive maintenance on utilities equipment on time.
4. Ensure all utilities equipment under their charge is available at all times, reporting deviations as per site escalation process.
5. Serve as the starting point for internal and client escalation processes.
6. Communicate shift issues to the next shift during handover.
7. Coordinate with Calibration System.
8. Update Utilities SOPs and ensure training with Operations Teams.
9. Collaborate with the Commissioning team on utilities equipment.
10. Compile incident investigations, including Trackwise and Health & Safety reports.
11. Mentor shift technicians and conduct training as per SOPs.
12. Sign all work permits as area owner.
13. Prepare weekly and monthly reports.
14. Investigate utilities equipment issues.
15. Conduct performance reviews with team members.
16. Oversee the quality of engineering work on utilities systems.
17. Assist with planned and unplanned shutdowns.
18. Ensure all work complies with site EHS guidelines.

Required Skills:

1. Minimum 5 years of experience.
2. Experience working in a shift team or maintenance team.
3. Knowledge of utilities systems listed below.
4. Experience in pharmaceutical, brewery, dairy, or food industries.
5. Experience in regulated industries (FDA, IMB, NSAI).
6. Good knowledge of preventive maintenance programs for plant equipment such as pumps, HVAC, compressors, boilers, water systems, chillers, electrical systems, PLCs, BMS, and instrumentation.
7. Understanding of SOPs and cGMP systems.

Please note:

If you are an EU/EEA national, you will be asked to show proof of right to work in Ireland. If you are a non-EU/EEA national, you will require current and valid permission to work and reside in Ireland. Information on permits is available on the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation website.