Electrical Maintenance Technician

Ornua Co-operative Limited; Ireland; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Ornua Co-operative Limited in Ireland is seeking a Maintenance Technician to help ensure reliability and efficiency of operations across its European facilities. You will maintain and optimize equipment to minimize downtime and support safe production with strong attention to health and safety standards.

The role involves collaborating with engineering and operations teams, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring compliance with technical and food hygiene standards to keep products meeting

Qualifications

• A recognized Electrical Qualification.
• Experience in high-speed facilities and knowledge of packaging machines desirable.
• Automation experience with Siemens PLCs desirable.
• Experience with HMI & SCADA systems.
• Instrumentation and process control knowledge is required.
• Ability to work well independently and with cross-functional teams.
• Flexible with varying shift patterns.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Forward looking: helps others accept and anticipate change.
• Working together: supports cross-functional collaboration.
• Curiosity: fosters innovation and continuous improvement.
• Expertise: applies analysis, planning and review for projects.

Responsibilities

• Support the H&S system within Ornua through proactive participation.
• Responsible for asset performance and maintenance.
• Complete all preventative and reactive tasks assigned by the Engineering Lead.
• Work with operational and engineering teams to achieve site KPIs.
• Manage and execute assigned projects.
• Drive and support the Continuous Improvement program.
• Be a proactive member of the Ornua site engineering team.
• Participate in the Employee Development and performance management program.
• Participate in training programs and value-adding tasks from training sessions.
• Ensure full compliance with technical and food hygiene standards to meet quality and safety standards.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Adaptability

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Attention to detail

Education

Electrical qualification

Tools

Siemens PLCs

HMI/SCADA

Instrumentation

Job description

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Ornua is a leading dairy co-operative which sells premium dairy products globally on behalf of its Member Co-operatives, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers.

Ornua has revenues of €3.4 billion and is supported by a global team of approximately 2,800 employees. The Group operates as a commercial organisation across 10 business units, including 12 production facilities located in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

The commercial organisation is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Ireland’s most successful food export: Kerrygold. Consumer markets are served by production facilities in Ireland, Germany and the UK and by in-market Sales & Marketing Teams in Asia, Germany, Ireland, MEA, Poland, Spain, rest of Europe and North and Latin America.

It also manages the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers globally, and the implementation of de-risking and trading strategies to manage market volatility. These activities are supported by production facilities and in-market teams in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

W HY T HIS R OLE IS V ALUABLE

The Maintenance Technician role is essential for ensuring the reliability and efficiency of Ornua's operations. By maintaining and optimizing equipment, you help minimize downtime and ensure smooth production processes. Your proactive participation in the Health & Safety system contributes to a safe working environment, which is crucial for both employee well-being and operational success. Additionally, your involvement in continuous improvement initiatives drives innovation and enhances overall performance. Ensuring compliance with technical and food hygiene standards guarantees that our products meet the highest quality and safety standards, maintaining customer trust and satisfaction.

K EY A REAS OF R ESPONSIBILITY:

• Support the H&S system within Ornua through your proactive participation and involvement.
• Responsible for asset performance & maintenance.
• Complete all preventative and reactive tasks assigned by the Engineering Lead.
• Proactively work with the operational and engineering teams to ensure site KPIs are achieved.
• Manage and execute assigned projects
• Drive and Support Continuous Improvement program.
• Be a proactive member of the Ornua site engineering team.
• Proactively participate in the Company’s Employee Development and performance management program.
• Participate in any training program you are assigned and value adding task assigned out of each training session.
• Ensure full compliance with technical and food hygiene standards to ensure product meets all appropriate quality and safety standards.

K EY R EQUIREMENTS :

• A recognized Electrical Qualification.
• Previous experience working in a high-speed facility, and a good working knowledge of Packaging Machines would be desirable.
• Experience in Automation would be desirable – Siemens PLCs.
• HMI & SCADA systems.
• Instrumentation.
• Process control - pumps, process control valves, instruments.
• The ability to work well individually and integrate well with cross functional teams.
• Flexibility to work on varying shift pattern s.
• Ability to work to deadlines and work under pressure.
• FORWARD LOOKING: Helps others to accept change, implements change, and looks ahead to anticipate change.
• WORKING TOGETHER: Encourages Co-operation and supports cross-functional working.
• CURIOSITY: Creates an environment for innovative thinking and continuous improvement.
• EXPERTISE: For projects that involve others applies effective analysis, decision making, planning and reviewing