Senior Line Equipment Technician - Evening Shift (Medical)

palebluedotrecruitment; Galway; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Client is seeking a Senior Line Equipment Technician for its cleanroom manufacturing operations on the evening shift. You will own complex equipment issues, drive reliability improvements and lead root-cause investigations across electrical, mechanical and pneumatic systems.

The role requires hands-on experience with automated manufacturing equipment in a regulated medical device environment, strong fault-finding skills, and the ability to guide production staff and maintain documentation.

Qualifications

• Level 7 qualification in an engineering or technical discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience as Equipment/Process Technician or in a comparable role in medical device manufacturing or cleanroom.
• 3–5 years’ experience maintaining automated manufacturing equipment in a regulated environment.
• Strong practical electrical fault-finding experience.
• Experience conducting structured root-cause investigations.
• Experience developing or modifying production tooling, jigs or fixtures.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or AutoCAD.
• Ability to prepare clear technical reports and maintain documentation.
• Strong organisational, communication and time-management skills.

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 fixes.
• Analyse downtime data and present trends and corrective action plans.
• Complete planned preventive maintenance and improve PM procedures.
• 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 prototyping to assess tooling ideas before machining.
• Ensure tooling, fixtures and spares are available and maintained.
• Complete daily equipment checks and review machine settings.
• Provide technical guidance to production employees and onboard new technicians.
• Maintain accurate equipment and manufacturing documentation.
• Communicate issues and resolution plans to engineering and production stakeholders.
• Work with quality, safety and GMP requirements.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Root-cause investigations

Continuous improvement

Prototyping tooling

Documentation

CAD (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Level 7 qualification in engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

3D printing

Job description

Client is seeking a Senior Line Equipment Technician for its cleanroom manufacturing operations on the evening shift. You will own complex equipment issues, drive reliability improvements and lead root-cause investigations across electrical, mechanical and pneumatic systems.

The role requires hands-on experience with automated manufacturing equipment in a regulated medical device environment, strong fault-finding skills, and the ability to guide production staff and maintain documentation.