Mechanical Shift Technician - Power & Energy

Veolia; Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Veolia is seeking a Mechanical Shift Technician for its Power & Energy operations in Dublin. The role involves wide-ranging maintenance on fuel oil and gas distribution systems, turbines, boilers, and pumps, with shift rotations and on-call support for emergencies.

You will train across processes, perform PMs, and drive continuous improvement while leading team members and coordinating with on-site technicians.

Qualifications

• Craft-qualified in a mechanical discipline with relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day work with on-site shift technicians.

Skills

CMMS

Predictive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Planning

Continuous improvement

Six Sigma/Lean

Education

Craft qualification in mechanical discipline

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Mechanical Shift Technician - Power & Energy
Permanent | Rotating Day/Night Shift | Dublin

About the Company

Our client, a leading provider of energy solutions, is looking to add experienced Mechanical Shift Technicians to their energy team in Dublin. They offer a benefits package as standard, including private health cover, pension and education assistance, and they are proud of an inclusive culture that supports the communities they work in.

The Role

As Mechanical Shift Technician, you will train across a broad range of processes and techniques, including predictive maintenance, CMMS, reliability techniques on fuel oil and industrial gas distribution, turbines, boilers, compressors, diesel generators and pumps. You may also be asked to support the site in emergency situations outside normal working hours.

Hours

Rotating 12.25-hour shifts: four blocks of 4 day shifts with 4 rest days between each block, followed by four blocks of 4 night shifts with 4 rest days between each block. The pattern then repeats.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day work with on-site shift technicians, particularly at morning shift changeover
• Act as point of contact for service providers
• Troubleshoot and investigate utility plant faults and failures, including root cause analysis
• Record and investigate deviations on utility plant and equipment to support compliance and quality
• Carry out planned preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance, ensuring PMs are completed on time
• Use CMMS systems effectively, and develop PMs, job plans and SOPs for plant equipment
• Liaise with the site planner on stores and spare part requirements
• Review the maintenance programme periodically to maintain optimal uptime
• Take a leadership role in decisions on plant operation and equipment suitability, including taking plant off line, communicating with relevant colleagues, and restoring plant or introducing back-up and standby systems
• Understand and act on the procedures required in a serious service outage
• Lead and mentor team members to resolve complex plant deviations and failures
• Support the Site Engineer and HV Engineer with root cause analysis, establishing the sequence of events and underlying cause, and helping develop remedies
• Support capital improvement projects on utilities systems, including commissioning and handover to operations
• Assist in planning and executing complex utility service isolations for maintenance, projects and client works
• Identify, develop and implement continuous improvement measures to improve plant efficiency and working practices
• Continuously build your knowledge of complex mechanical systems
• Support and comply with all safety procedures

About You

• Craft-qualified in a mechanical discipline with previous relevant experience
• Experience with fuel oil storage and distribution systems, industrial gas installations and distribution, gas and steam turbines, diesel generators and boilers
• Background ideally gained in energy conversion and distribution
• Good knowledge of CMMS systems
• Analytical mindset
• Six Sigma / Lean experience preferred