Proactive Maintenance Technician: MRF Plant Systems

Greyhound Recycling; Clondalkin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Greyhound Recycling is seeking a Maintenance Technician to treat the plant as a living system. This role emphasizes proactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical and control systems to keep downtime low and throughput high.

You will inspect conveyors, optical sorters and hydraulics, document work, and collaborate with operations to prevent failures. The ideal candidate is steady, disciplined and safety-conscious, ensuring a reliable, compliant facility.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on problem solving.
• Fundamental electrical knowledge for maintenance tasks.
• Ability to read and interpret equipment diagrams and control logic.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical and control systems.
• Fault-find through panels, calibrate sensors, replace bearings and wear parts.
• Lubricate, tension, clean optics, align belts and service hydraulics/pneumatics.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical knowledge

Instrumentation understanding

Tools

Conveyors

Optical sorters

Hydraulics

Job description

Greyhound Recycling is seeking a Maintenance Technician to treat the plant as a living system. This role emphasizes proactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical and control systems to keep downtime low and throughput high.

You will inspect conveyors, optical sorters and hydraulics, document work, and collaborate with operations to prevent failures. The ideal candidate is steady, disciplined and safety-conscious, ensuring a reliable, compliant facility.