Maintenance Technician

Collins McNicholas Recruitment; Leinster; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Career progression

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join a expanding maintenance team in Westmeath. You will carry out routine checks, perform planned maintenance using CMMS, calibrate alarms and instrumentation, and collaborate with production to ensure equipment reliability.

The role requires a mechanical qualification with electrical/instrumentation experience. Strong fault-finding, reading drawings, and cage of safety procedures are essential.

Qualifications

• Mechanical, electrical and instrumentation knowledge.
• Ability to read electrical/hydraulic/pneumatic drawings.
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing maintenance is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine checks and monitor plant/equipment performance.
• Complete planned mechanical and electrical maintenance using CMMS.
• Calibrate and test alarms, instrumentation, and plant systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical and process issues.

Skills

Mechanical experience

Electrical troubleshooting

Reading drawings

CMMS experience

Safety compliance

Education

Mechanical qualification

Electrical/instrumentation knowledge

Tools

CMMS software

BMS

Hydraulic drawings

Job description

We are seeking aMaintenance Technicianto join an expanding Maintenance Team in Westmeath. This role offers the opportunity to work with modern plant facilities and services while supporting production in achieving top performance.

What You?ll Be Doing

Maintenance & Monitoring

• Carrying out routine checks and monitoring plant/equipment performance.
• Completing planned mechanical & electrical maintenance using CMMS.
• Calibrating and testing alarms, instrumentation, and plant systems.

Troubleshooting & Repairs

• Responding quickly to plant/equipment failures and recording resolutions.
• Diagnosing and solving mechanical, electrical, and process issues.
• Repairing electrical installations, including panel fault finding and VSD replacement.

Support & Collaboration

• Working closely with sub-contractors to complete tasks safely and on time.
• Partnering with production to ensure equipment supports performance targets.
• Making suggestions to improve plant reliability and efficiency.

Safety & Compliance

• Managing permits to work (LOTO, hot works, general permits).
• Using remote monitoring tools such as BMS to check plant condition.
• Ensuring all work follows safety procedures and quality standards.

Other Key Duties

• Coordinating plant shutdowns with management.
• Managing spares to ensure reliability of operations.
• Providing out-of-hours support on a rotational basis.
• Supporting general plant, services, and WWTP maintenance.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Mechanical qualification (electrical/instrumentation experience highly desirable).
• Multi-skilled/cross-skilled mindset.
• Previous experience in facilities or high-volume manufacturing maintenance with electrical troubleshooting experience.
• Ability to read electrical and hydraulic/pneumatic drawings.
• Familiarity with technically challenging applications is an advantage.
• Strong track record of interacting with suppliers, internal teams, and contractors.

For further details about this opportunity please contact David Smith at Collins McNicholas.

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