Process Maintenance Technician

STERIS; Galway; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

STERIS Galway is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform daily and weekly facility checks across site utilities and equipment, maintain compliance documentation, coordinate contractors, and support purchasing workflows.

The role ensures operation of critical utilities, life safety systems, and regulatory frameworks. Strong IT skills, attention to detail, and structured organization are essential; the technician reports weekly to the Facilities Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a facilities, compliance, coordination, or technical support role.
• Technical certification or diploma advantageous but not mandatory with strong experience.
• Experience in regulated industries (medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document daily facility checks including utilities and general maintenance standards.
• Provide weekly summaries of equipment status, utility conditions, and outstanding actions to the Facilities Supervisor.
• Maintain the site’s statutory and regulatory compliance framework.
• Liaise with Fire Safety, Health & Safety, and external contractors to ensure timely inspections, documentation, and corrective actions.
• Report compliance activities, upcoming statutory deadlines, and any deviations or risks to the Facilities Supervisor.
• Assign contractor access, permits, documentation, and follow-up actions.
• Provide weekly contractor progress updates and highlight any delays or issues.
• Liaise with purchasing for consumables, spare parts, and service orders.
• Maintain structured documentation, logs, and compliance trackers.
• Update CMMS entries, project dashboards, and daily reports.
• Provide purchasing status updates, open orders, and budget-related information to the Facilities Supervisor.
• Liaise with Quality for equipment status updates, environmental chamber conditions, and facility-related issues.
• Provide structured weekly updates summarizing compliance status, contractor progress, and project timelines.
• Escalate cross-functional issues or delays promptly to the Facilities Supervisor.
• Monitor project timelines for facilities upgrades, equipment installations, and infrastructure works.
• Track milestones, elevate delays, and ensure stakeholders receive timely updates.
• Support early-stage planning by gathering data, preparing documentation, and coordinating vendors.
• Provide project status reports and timeline updates to the Facilities Supervisor.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication

Education

Technical certification or diploma

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

Teams

CMMS

Job description

Position Summary

The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for performing daily and weekly facility checks across all site utilities and equipment, maintaining statutory compliance documentation, coordinating contractors, and supporting purchasing workflows. The role ensures consistent operation of critical site utilities, regulatory frameworks, and life safety systems. Strong IT skills, attention to detail, and structured organization are essential. The Technician will report directly to the Facilities Supervisor weekly across all core areas.

Duties

Operational Checks & Daily Controls

• Perform and document daily facility checks including compressed air, chilled water, de‑ionized water, F‑Gas, and general maintenance standards.


• Provide daily summaries of equipment status, utility conditions, and outstanding actions to the Facilities Supervisor.


• Maintain the site’s statutory and regulatory compliance framework.


• Liaise with Fire Safety, STERIS Health & Safety, and external contractors to ensure timely inspections, documentation, and corrective actions.


• Report compliance activities, upcoming statutory deadlines, and any deviations or risks to the Facilities Supervisor.


• Assign contractor access, permits, documentation, and follow‑up actions.


• Provide weekly contractor progress updates and highlight any delays or issues.


• Liaise with purchasing for consumables, spare parts, and service orders.


• Maintain structured documentation, logs, and compliance trackers.


• Update CMMS entries, project dashboards, and daily reports.


• Provide purchasing status updates, open orders, and budget‑related information to the Facilities Supervisor.

Communication & Cross‑Functional Liaison

• Liaise with Quality for equipment status updates, environmental chamber conditions, and facility‑related issues.


• Provide structured weekly updates summarizing compliance status, contractor progress, and project timelines.


• Escalate cross‑functional issues or delays promptly to the Facilities Supervisor.

Project Coordination

• Monitor project timelines for facilities upgrades, equipment installations, and infrastructure works.


• Track milestones, elevate delays, and ensure stakeholders receive timely updates.


• Support early‑stage planning by gathering data, preparing documentation, and coordinating vendors.


• Provide project status reports and timeline updates to the Facilities Supervisor.

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a facilities, compliance, coordination, or technical support role.


• Technical certification or diploma advantageous but not mandatory with strong experience.


• Experience in regulated industries (medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech) preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Strong IT capability including Excel reporting, SharePoint, Teams, CMMS updates, and structured documentation.


• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workflows simultaneously.


• Clear and professional communication style.


• Understanding of regulated environments (GMP/GDP) is an advantage.


• Familiarity with utilities (air, water, refrigeration, pneumatics) beneficial but not essential.


• Ability to interpret basic technical information and communicate it effectively.

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit www.steris.com.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.