Night-Shift Maintenance Tech – Automation & Repairs

Collins McNicholas Group; Galway; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Group requires an experienced Equipment Maintenance Technician to join a busy Night Shift Maintenance Team in a highly automated manufacturing environment in Ireland. The role operates 12-hour shifts (3 days then 4 days) and focuses on keeping production equipment running, reducing downtime and driving reliability improvements.

The ideal candidate will troubleshoot mechanical, electrical and electronic faults, perform planned maintenance and support installations while

Qualifications

• 1 to 5 years' maintenance/technician experience in automated manufacturing.
• Trade qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering.
• Strong fault-finding and electrical/mechanical skills.
• Experience troubleshooting automated production equipment.
• Proactive maintenance mindset and good teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment faults.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and production issues during night shift.
• Carry out planned and preventive maintenance.
• Identify recurring faults and implement practical solutions.
• Minimise equipment downtime and maximise production output.
• Support equipment installations, set-ups, modifications and refurbishments.
• Record maintenance activities, downtime and corrective actions.
• Complete shift handovers and communicate outstanding equipment issues.
• Work closely with Production and Engineering teams to improve equipment performance.
• Support continuous improvement projects focused on reliability, cycle times, quality and yield.
• Assist with spare parts management and equipment failure analysis.
• Provide technical support to Operators and other members of the team.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Fault-finding

Night shift

Teamwork

Education

Trade qualification (Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering)

Tools

PLC fault-finding

Motor drives

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Automated manufacturing equipment

Job description

Collins McNicholas Group requires an experienced Equipment Maintenance Technician to join a busy Night Shift Maintenance Team in a highly automated manufacturing environment in Ireland. The role operates 12-hour shifts (3 days then 4 days) and focuses on keeping production equipment running, reducing downtime and driving reliability improvements.

The ideal candidate will troubleshoot mechanical, electrical and electronic faults, perform planned maintenance and support installations while