ESS Utilities Technician

ESS Ltd; Swords; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VHI

Pension

Job summary

ESS Ltd in Ireland is seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our regulated manufacturing site in Swords. You will execute planned maintenance, manage critical plant systems, and ensure compliance with site procedures.

The role requires CMMS experience, fault diagnosis, and the ability to work both independently and within cross-functional teams. You will protect production schedules by maintaining water, steam, air, chillers, N2 and HVAC systems, supporting overhauls, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Level 7 qualification in electrical, instrumentation, refrigeration or mechanical discipline.
• Minimum 4 years in maintenance or engineering in regulated manufacturing.
• Experience maintaining site water, steam, compressed air, chiller, N2 and HVAC systems.
• CMMS experience is essential.
• Flexibility to work out-of-hours when required.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Identify risks and implement mitigation actions.
• Respond promptly to equipment failures; record interventions and failure codes.
• Execute planned maintenance including predictive, preventative and calibration activities.
• Use CMMS systems; complete work orders, LOTO, and permits.
• Ensure all work orders are completed compliantly and asset data is captured.
• Provide clear handovers to colleagues.
• Support major equipment overhauls and vendor management.
• Develop training documentation and cross-train colleagues.
• Work in cross-functional teams to optimise processes using Operational Excellence techniques.
• Keep site audit-ready and maintain housekeeping and training completion.
• Ensure site services (water, compressed air, N2, HVAC, chillers) are available to maintain production schedule.
• Adhere to policies and procedures.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Independent worker

Communication

Education

Level 7 Electrical, Instrumentation, Refrigeration or Mechanical qualification

Tools

CMMS experience

LOTO & permits handling

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Safety – identify risks and put in place mitigation actions if required.
• Ensure that all equipment failures or issues are responded to promptly and appropriately in across functional environment. Record interventions including failure codes. Providingguidance and solutions for preventative action where required.
• Execute planned maintenance routines including predictive, preventative and calibrationactivities.
• Use of CMMS systems - completion of all required paperwork work orders, LOTO, permits
• Ensuring all Work Orders are completed in a compliant manner and asset management datais captured accurately.
• Provide clear and concise written and verbal handovers to colleagues.
• Participating in project activities and reviews where required. Identifying job plan activities and spare partsfor planned activities.
• Identifying and Supporting major equipment overhauls and manage vendors when necessary.
• Supporting the development of training documentation, cross train colleagues as required.
• Working in cross functional teams where Operational Excellence techniques are used to optimise processes.
• Ensuring the site is always audit ready, house-keeping standards are always adhered to and all training completed on time.
• Ensuring all services (site water systems, compressed air systems, N2 & HVAC systems and chillers) are available to maintain the production schedule.

Adhere to all the relevant policies and procedures.

Qualification / Work Experience

The successful candidate must possess at minimum a Level 7 Electrical, Instrumentation , Refrigeration orMechanical related qualification.

• At least 4 years’ experience in a maintenance or relevant engineering role in a regulatedmanufacturing environment is essential i.e. in a pharmaceutical, medical device or FMCGfacility.
• Responsibilities to include (but not limited) to the following : maintenance of all site water, steam, compressed air, chiller systems, N2 and HVAC systems.
• CMMS experience
• High level of attention to detail in following procedures and must be flexible and open tochange.
• Ability to work independently and also as part of a team.
• Strong problem-solving ability and adhere to scheduled timelines.

The role requires a high degree of flexibility, responsiveness and the ability to self-manage and prioritise (due to the nature of manufacturing operations, out of hours support may be required)

• VHI
• Pension