Senior Line Equipment Technician – Evening Shift

Pale Blue Dot Recruitment; Galway; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium 20%

Additional benefits

Job summary

Pale Blue Dot Recruitment is seeking a Senior Line Equipment Technician for our medical device client in Ireland. This on-site, permanent role offers a base salary up to €48,000, plus a 20% shift premium and additional benefits.

You will support the evening shift, diagnose complex faults, and lead improvements to equipment reliability and line performance. The role requires strong electrical fault-finding skills, five years’ experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, and proficiency

Qualifications

• Level 7 qualification in engineering or technical discipline.
• Five years’ experience as Equipment/Process Technician or similar in medical device manufacturing or controlled environment.
• Three to five years’ experience maintaining automated manufacturing equipment in a regulated environment.
• Strong practical electrical fault-finding experience is essential.
• Proven ability to diagnose faults across electrical, mechanical and pneumatic systems.
• Experience conducting structured root-cause investigations.
• Experience developing or modifying production tooling, jigs or fixtures.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and technical drawing packages such as SolidWorks or AutoCAD.
• Ability to prepare clear technical reports and maintain accurate documentation.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex electrical, mechanical and pneumatic equipment faults.
• Lead root-cause investigations into recurring or high-impact equipment failures.
• Implement permanent engineering solutions rather than short-term equipment fixes.
• Analyse equipment downtime data and present trends, findings and corrective action plans.
• Complete planned preventive maintenance activities and improve PM procedures where required.
• Lead equipment improvement and line-stability projects.
• Support cost-reduction and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop concepts and prototypes for jigs, fixtures and production tooling.
• Use 3D printing and other prototyping methods to assess tooling ideas before machining.
• Ensure tooling, fixtures and equipment spares are available and maintained in suitable working condition.
• Complete daily equipment checks and review machine settings and work methods.
• Provide technical guidance to production employees and support onboarding of new technicians.
• Maintain accurate equipment, maintenance and manufacturing documentation.
• Communicate equipment issues, technical findings and resolution plans clearly to engineering and production stakeholders.
• Work in accordance with all applicable quality, safety and GMP requirements.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Root-cause investigations

Continuous improvement

Tooling design

3D printing prototyping

Documentation & reporting

SolidWorks / AutoCAD

MS Office

Communication

Education

Level 7 Engineering Qualification

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Pale Blue Dot Recruitment is seeking a Senior Line Equipment Technician for our medical device client in Ireland. This on-site, permanent role offers a base salary up to €48,000, plus a 20% shift premium and additional benefits.

You will support the evening shift, diagnose complex faults, and lead improvements to equipment reliability and line performance. The role requires strong electrical fault-finding skills, five years’ experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, and proficiency