Maintenance Technician | Sion Mills | Shift Rotation

Mulrines; Strabane; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full-time position

Friendly team environment

Long-term stability

Job summary

Mulrines is recruiting a Maintenance Technician for the Sion Mills site to maintain lines and packaging equipment and to support shift handovers.

The role requires mechanical qualifications with some electrical training, and experience with palletisers, conveyors and pasteurisers is desirable. Flexibility to work 2–3 shifts, including weekends, in a 24-hour plant is essential.

Qualifications

• Formal qualifications from a mechanical discipline with some electrical training.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with maintenance experience.
• Experience or familiarity with palletisers, conveyors and pasteurisers is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain lines and equipment to ensure optimum performance.
• Troubleshoot to minimize downtime and respond to issues.
• Fault find on machinery during breakdowns (mechanical/electrical).
• Perform preventative servicing, routine checks, and maintain documentation.
• Assist in machine changeovers and maintenance projects.
• Adhere to Health & Safety standards and SOPs.
• Support decommissioning or commissioning of machines as required.
• Be flexible across the production facility and shifts.

Skills

Mechanical discipline

Electrical training

Manufacturing background

Flexibility

Education

Formal Qualifications in Mechanical

Tools

Pasteurisers

Conveyors

Automatic palletisers

Pallet wrappers

Job description

About Mulrines:

Mulrines, established in 1919, is a producer of high-quality juice and beverage products for retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers across Ireland and the UK. With over a century of experience, Mulrines employs a highly motivated workforce of more than 220 people, operating across three sites, including our headquarters in Donegal, Sion Mills, and our orchards in Kildare.

We are now recruiting Maintenance Technician to join our Maintenance Team at our Sion Mills site.

About The Role

The Role:

The Maintenance Team is responsible for providing an essential maintenance service to the Production Department. The team maintains all machinery and associated equipment, including pasteurisers, centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps, Elopak filling and packing machines, tray packers, shrink wrappers, Mariani palletisers, and conveyors.

Duties include:

• Maintenance of lines and associated equipment to ensure optimum performance
• Troubleshooting to ensure that downtime is kept to a minimum and that all issues are responded to accordingly
• Fault finding on machinery during breakdowns (mechanical and/or electrical)
• Preventative servicing, maintenance and routine checks of all machinery and associated equipment
• Communicating with colleagues to ensure issues are dealt with and shift handover is completed
• Completing all paperwork and documentation as required Assisting in machine changeovers
• Following and adhering to all Health & Safety standards and all SOP’s
• Getting involved in decommissioning or commissioning of machines / and Maintenance projects as required
• Flexible across the production facility

Qualifications and skill Requirements:

• Formal Qualifications from a Mechanical discipline with some Electrical training, coming from a Manufacturing background
• Experience with automatic palletisers, conveyors, pallet wrappers, pasteurisers would be desirable
• Flexibility to work on a 2 or 3 shift rotation (Days, Evenings, Nights) . A key element of this role is flexibility, Mulrines operates a 24-hour plant, therefore 3 shifts run throughout the day, you must be willing to work shifts and weekends.

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary depending on skills and experience.
• Full time position
• Friendly and supportive team environment.
• Long-term job stability with a respected local employer.

About The Company

About Mulrines

P Mulrine & Sons was established in 1919. Originally located just off Main Street Ballybofey with a workforce of 4 people, the company specialised in the production and distribution of soft drinks and bottled beer.

In 1971 P Mulrines & Sons Sales was established, and a new plant was opened on the Donegal Road which offered greater opportunities to the local people for employment with numbers increasing to around 80 people at the site

With the period of growth that followed our first Tetra Pak fillers were introduced in 1982.

An independent fourth generation family business the Company has grown steadily over the years. As a family business we are very proud of our local heritage and of the loyal workforce we have generated here in Ballybofey and the surrounding area, currently employing over 250 people across all sites.

Company Culture

Our Values

At Mulrines, our values shape how we work every day — with our customers, our colleagues, and our wider communities. They define what good looks like at Mulrines and guide the behaviours we expect across every role and every site.

At Mulrines, we value people who:

Perform

They deliver results, demonstrate ownership, frequently exceed expectations.

Collaborate

They work well with others in a down to earth, trustworthy, respectful and good-humoured manner.

Grow

They show initiative, are flexible, resilient and willing to learn.

These values have helped Mulrines build a strong reputation over more than a century and continue to guide us as we invest in our future. If these values reflect how you like to work, you’ll feel at home at Mulrines.

Company Benefits

Company Benefits

We offer a benefits package designed to support our people both personally and professionally.

You’ll receive competitive remuneration, clear pathways for career progression and opportunities to enhance your skills through training and development.

At Mulrines, we value dedication, initiative and professionalism — and we reward it through recognition, opportunities for growth and a workplace culture that truly values its team.

• Vacation, Paid time off, Casual dress, Free parking, Open office, Competitive salary, Progression opportunities

Salary

Not disclosed