Operations & Maintenance Technician

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Ballinrobe; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle

Laptop

Phone

EAP – 24/7 confidential counselling

Job summary

Hollybank Trustees Ltd is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Technician to own and operate water and wastewater plants in Ballinrobe, Mayo. You will ensure treated water quality and plant compliance, work on a rota system, and cover out-of-hours with the site team.

The role includes site visits, alarms response, and collaboration with engineers and suppliers. Ideal candidates will have water/wastewater experience, strong teamwork, and a drive to progress.

Qualifications

• Experience in Water/Waste Water Plant operations is desirable.
• Teamwork and project delivery experience.
• Good communication and motivation to progress in the career.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of allocated water or wastewater plants and ensure quality specs.
• Carry out weekly/monthly checks and grounds maintenance as required.
• Visit sites regularly and complete site visit reports.
• Inspect plant areas visually and record tasks in Site Reporting App.
• Respond to critical alarms to maintain plant performance.
• Make process adjustments to meet required standards.
• Complete weekly HSQE checklists for Operations.
• Assist with CRF project delivery where applicable.
• Mentor junior staff and show eagerness to progress.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Initiative

Project delivery

MS Office

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Site Reporting App

Job description

Location: On site / Cornaroya, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Utilities | Operations
Salary: Negotiable salary

Role: Operations & Maintenance Technician

Base: Ballinrobe, Claremorris,Ballintubber Co.Mayo some of the sites

you will be covering as follows Lough

Carra Wtp, Ballycroy Wtp, Glenhest Wtp, Belderrig Wtp, Fahy Wtp, Kilmeena Wtp,

Killeen Wtp, Laghta Wtp, Drummin Wtp, Lough Mask Wtp, Glencorrib Wtp, Brackloon

Spaddagh Wtp, Kilmovee Urlaur Wtp) and other sites as requested by your manager

Competitive salary and Commercial Vehicle

The Role:

As an O&M Technician you will be assigned ownership of

certain water and wastewater treatment plants, and will be responsible to

ensure the quality and quantity of any treated water produced or final effluent

treated is within specification, and that each of the assigned sites, their

facilities, grounds, contents and individual process’ are operated &

maintained as required. All O&M Technicians will work in conjunction with

each other and may be required to undertake duties and provide cover at various

plants.

You will be allocated responsibility and ownership for your

dedicated water or wastewater treatment plants and will ensure they are covered

by other O&M Department team members while on scheduled/unscheduled leave

or days off duty. Each Technician will work on a rota system, which will be

managed by O&M office staff. It is a requirement to share the out of hours

& public holiday cover with the contract site team. Any changes to the

published rota require notice to the O&M Project Manager in advance.

The use of email/apps etc is required and is considered an

all correspondence is essential.

As an Operations & Maintenance Technician, you will be

expected to support the O&M project manager and engineer in the daily

operation and maintenance of live operational projects as well as showing

progression and development in your own career. You will be presented with a

wide multi-disciplinary engineering knowledge base and an opportunity to

progress your career.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take ownership and responsibility for allocated water and wastewater treatment plant facilities ensuring standards of quality and cleanliness are upheld. weekly, monthly, and other periodic operation and maintenance checks to ensure the quality and quantity of any treated water produced or final effluent treated is within specification. grounds maintenance activities including grass cutting, cleaning and facilities maintenance.
• normal day-to-day duties involve working alone, therefore all O&M Technicians are required to carry a lone working device and use it as per the specific operating procedure.
• Technicians must visit each site on a regular basis. A site visit report on the Site Reporting App must be filled in on each visit to the plant. visitors and provide induction upon first visit, record this and any subsequent visits on the Site Reporting App.
• Technicians must perform a walkthrough of the site, visually inspecting all areas of the plant and treatment process, and record the tasks as outlined in the Site Reporting App for each applicable plant.
• Respond to critical alarms when required to ensure water and wastewater treatment output is maintained.
• Conduct and record process adjustments as required to ensure treated water and treated wastewater outputs are to the required standard.
• walkthrough of each water and wastewater treatment plant must be carried out on a weekly basis. O&M Technicians must complete and submit the Weekly HSQE Checklist for Operations.
• Assist with the delivery of the CRF (Capital Replacement Fund) projects when & where applicable.
• Show an eagerness to learn and progress in your own career as well as the mentoring and training of more junior staff.
• Other duties as required from time to time.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Experience in Water / Waste Water Plant operations is desirable. developing a career within an industry-leading organisation.
• Ability to work as part of a team in project delivery and provide input at team meetings.
• Ability to engage with suppliers and sub-contractors at procurement stage and in the delivery of their scope of supply during contract delivery.
• Ability to use own initiative, problem solve and adjust as issues arise during project O&M activities.
• Good working knowledge of MS packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. communication skills with a high level of motivation.
• Full driving licence

we offer you:

• The opportunity to join an ambitious and growing organisation.
• 22 days annual leave.
• Vehicle.
• laptop and phone.
• Access to EAP – 24/7 365 days confidential employee counselling service, free to avail for employees and their families.