Electrical Fitter/Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Fitter

Aureol Global Connections; Ireland; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Aureol Global Connections is seeking a skilled maintenance technician for heavy wood processing facilities in Ireland. The role focuses on mechanical drive systems, automation controls, and drive electronics across sawmill lines.

The ideal candidate will have a time-served apprenticeship in mechanical fitting, electrical, or mechatronics with at least three years of hands-on maintenance experience in similar environments. Safety and troubleshooting expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship in mechanical fitting, electrical, or mechatronics engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on maintenance experience in sawmills or heavy industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical Drive Systems: servicing, aligning, and overhauling heavy mechanical infrastructure including bearings, chains, sprockets, conveyors, and gearboxes.
• Automation & Controls: fault-finding on Siemens/Mitsubishi PLCs to diagnose sensor inputs, safety stops, and interlocks across sawmill units.
• Motor & Drive Control: installing, parameterizing, and troubleshooting VFDs and 3-phase motor circuits in conveyor systems and arbors.
• Pneumatics & Hydraulics: maintaining hydraulic packs, valves, and heavy pneumatic cylinders in clamping and kicker systems.
• Preventative & Emergency Maintenance: conducting inspections, lubrication checks, and rapid breakdown repairs for uptime.
• Compliance & Safety: adhering to LOTO procedures, isolation protocols, and sawmill safety standards.

Skills

Mechanical fitting

Electrical engineering

Mechatronics

PLC fault finding

Education

Time-served Apprenticeship (Mechanical Fitting / Electrical / Mechatronics)

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• · Mechanical Drive Systems: Servicing, aligning, and overhauling heavy mechanical infrastructure, including precision roller bearings, linear bearings, heavy-duty drive chains, sprockets, conveyors, and gearbox assemblies.
• · Automation & Controls: Interrogating and fault-finding on Siemens/Mitsubishi PLCs to diagnose sensor inputs, safety stops, and line interlocks across automated sawmill processing units.
• · Motor & Drive Control: Installing, parameterizing, and troubleshooting VFDs (Inverters) and 3-phase motor circuits across variable-speed conveyor systems and saw arbors.
• · Pneumatics & Hydraulics: Maintaining high-pressure hydraulic power packs, proportional valves, and heavy pneumatic cylinders used in log clamping, log rotating, saw setworks, and kicker systems.
• · Preventative & Emergency Maintenance: Conducting planned inspections, vibration/lubrication checks, and performing rapid breakdown repairs to maintain maximum sawmill uptime.
• · Compliance & Safety: Adhering strictly to Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, isolation protocols, and sawmill risk management standards.

Requirements

Trade / Qualification: Time-served Apprenticeship in Mechanical Fitting, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering.

Work Experience: Minimum 3 years of hands-on maintenance experience in sawmills, heavy wood processing, quarrying, mining, or heavy industrial production environments.

Technical Competencies:

• o Demonstrated skill in mechanical fitting, bearing replacement, and drive chain tensioning/alignment.
• o Practical ability to connect to and read PLC’s for systematic fault isolation.
• o Direct experience configuring and fault-finding on Mitsubishi inverters/drives.
• o Fluency in reading combined mechanical engineering drawings and electrical schematics.