Electrical Maintenance Technician — Packaging & Automation

Ornua; Mallow; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Ornua is seeking a Maintenance Technician for Mitchelstown, Co. Cork.

You will join the site engineering team to maintain and optimize production equipment, support health and safety, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to ensure reliable operations. The role requires an electrical qualification and experience in high-speed packaging environments with Siemens PLCs, HMI/SCADA, instrumentation and process control.

Qualifications

• Electrical qualification required.
• Experience in high-speed packaging facilities desirable.
• Automation experience with Siemens PLCs and HMI/SCADA beneficial.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the H&S system through proactive participation.
• Responsible for asset performance and maintenance.
• Complete preventative and reactive tasks as assigned by Engineering Lead.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering to achieve site KPIs.
• Manage and execute assigned projects.
• Drive Continuous Improvement programs.
• Be an active member of the site engineering team.
• Participate in employee development and performance management.
• Attend training and apply learning from sessions.
• Ensure compliance with technical and food hygiene standards.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Deadline pressure

Change management

Curiosity

Expertise

Education

Electrical Qualification

Tools

Siemens PLCs

HMI/SCADA

Instrumentation

Job description

Ornua is seeking a Maintenance Technician for Mitchelstown, Co. Cork.

You will join the site engineering team to maintain and optimize production equipment, support health and safety, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to ensure reliable operations. The role requires an electrical qualification and experience in high-speed packaging environments with Siemens PLCs, HMI/SCADA, instrumentation and process control.