Maintenance Engineer

Baker Finn Recruitment; Munster; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Finn Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a permanent role in Cork. You will maintain manufacturing systems and equipment in a processing environment, supporting preventative maintenance and continuous improvement while ensuring safe and efficient production operations.

The role requires hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical automation, strong report-writing skills, and a good level of computer literacy.

Qualifications

• Previous experience maintaining manufacturing systems and equipment within a processing plant.
• Knowledge, qualification and understanding of electrical and mechanical automation.
• A good level of computer literacy and report-writing skills.
• Strong time-management skills.
• Candidates must hold a current visa/right to work in the Republic of Ireland.
• Drivers licence and car required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and implementation of preventative maintenance routines and manufacturing processes.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives in conjunction with the maintenance team.
• Apply Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and take a proactive approach to ensuring maintenance tasks are completed.
• Support the safe and efficient operation of maintenance systems.
• Maintain controls, sensors, pneumatics and electrical systems within a fast-paced production facility.
• Recognise, diagnose and resolve common engineering problems relating to production machinery.
• Work as part of the wider team to deliver necessary improvements and repairs to process-related issues across the production facility.
• Track downtime and support the deployment and use of mean time failure data.

Skills

Electrical automation

Mechanical automation

Report writing

Time management

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

About the Role

Baker Finn Recruitment is recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established organisation in Cork. This is a permanent opportunity for an engineer with hands-on experience maintaining manufacturing systems and equipment within a processing environment. The successful candidate will support preventative maintenance, continuous improvement and the safe, efficient operation of production equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and implementation of preventative maintenance routines and manufacturing processes.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives in conjunction with the maintenance team.
• Apply Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and take a proactive approach to ensuring maintenance tasks are completed.
• Support the safe and efficient operation of maintenance systems.
• Maintain controls, sensors, pneumatics and electrical systems within a fast-paced production facility.
• Recognise, diagnose and resolve common engineering problems relating to production machinery.
• Work as part of the wider team to deliver necessary improvements and repairs to process-related issues across the production facility.
• Track downtime and support the deployment and use of mean time failure data.

Experience & Requirements

• Previous experience maintaining manufacturing systems and equipment within a processing plant.
• Knowledge, qualification and understanding of electrical and mechanical automation.
• A good level of computer literacy and report-writing skills.
• Strong time-management skills.
• Candidates must hold a current visa/right to work in the Republic of Ireland.
• Drivers licence and car required

The Opportunity

This role offers the opportunity to join a busy production environment where you will contribute directly to equipment reliability, preventative maintenance and continuous improvement. It will suit a practical, proactive engineer who enjoys fault-finding and working closely with production and maintenance teams.