Maintenance Supervisor

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group; Ireland; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for a state-of-the-art plant in Clara, Ireland. The role leads the Engineering team to ensure safe, compliant maintenance of production equipment and facilities.

You will plan preventive and reactive maintenance, monitor KPIs and CMMS records, and support automation and validation activities to maximise OEE and minimise downtime.

Qualifications

• Regulated manufacturing experience with GMP/ISO 13485/FDA awareness.
• Supervisory or team leadership experience is essential.
• Experience establishing preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation systems.
• Experience with CMMS and maintenance in a regulated setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day leadership, coordination and supervision of the Engineering team.
• Ensure production equipment is maintained to the highest standards of safety, quality, reliability and compliance.
• Plan, prioritise, and supervise preventive and reactive maintenance to maximise equipment reliability and minimise downtime.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs, equipment performance, and downtime trends, driving continuous improvement and CMMS record accuracy.
• Support installation, commissioning, qualification, validation and ongoing maintenance of production equipment and facilities.
• Support automation, PLC-controlled equipment, robotics, and manufacturing technologies to optimise production performance.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Engineering team through workload planning, performance management, recruitment, training, succession planning, and technical skills development.
• Support Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, CAPA, deviations, change controls, and engineering projects from concept through implementation.
• Manage engineering spare parts inventory to ensure critical component availability while controlling costs.
• Provide engineering expertise during customer and regulatory audits, producing performance reports and presenting KPIs to management.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Maintenance planning

GMP compliance

ISO 13485 awareness

Root Cause Analysis

CMMS

Education

Engineering degree or higher certificate

Tools

CMMS software

Microsoft Office

Job description

My client operates a state-of-the-art plant in Clara that specializes in sterile barrier packaging and performance packaging solutions for the medical device, diagnostic, and pharmaceutical drug delivery industries.

They are looking to hire a Maintenance Supervisor for their growing team. The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, coordination and supervision of the Engineering team, ensuring that production equipment and manufacturing assets are maintained to the highest standards of safety, quality, reliability and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure engineering activities comply with GMP, ISO 13485, FDA, Health & Safety legislation, and company quality standards.
• Manage engineering risk assessments, permits to work, contractor controls, and calibration schedules.
• Lead investigations into equipment failures, incidents, and near misses, implementing effective Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective actions.
• Plan, prioritise, and supervise preventative and reactive maintenance to maximise equipment reliability, OEE, and minimise production downtime.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs, equipment performance, and downtime trends, driving continuous improvement and ensuring accurate CMMS records.
• Support the installation, commissioning, qualification, validation, and ongoing maintenance of production equipment and facilities.
• Support automation, PLC-controlled equipment, robotics, and manufacturing technologies to optimise production performance.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Engineering team through workload planning, one-to-ones, performance management, recruitment, training, succession planning, and technical skills development.
• Support Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, CAPA, deviations, change controls, and engineering projects from concept through implementation.
• Manage engineering spare parts inventory to ensure critical component availability while controlling costs.
• Provide engineering expertise during customer and regulatory audits, producing performance reports and presenting KPIs to management.

Requirements

• Degree or Higher Certificate in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechatronic or Industrial Engine
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies (desirable), Six Sigma Green Belt (desirable), Health & Safety / IOSH (desirable), Root Cause Analysis, (5 Why, Fishbone, RCA) CMMS maintenance systems, GMP / ISO 13485 / FDA awareness, Project Management experience (desirable).
• Significant engineering experience within a regulated manufacturing environment, with demonstratable experience of regulatory compliance and quality standards.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience (essential)
• Experience establishing and managing preventative and corrective maintenance programmes
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation systems
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).