Weekend Maintenance Electrician – Pharma Equipment

ABBVIE; Waterford; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician (Electrician) for the weekend shift to perform planned and unplanned maintenance across aseptic manufacturing, filling and packaging. You will work with a multi-disciplined team to identify improvements and ensure safe, high-quality product supply.

Strong PLC/HMI, SAP and automation know-how are essential. The role requires a National Craft Senior Trades Electrical qualification, 4+ years in a regulated environment, and willingness to work

Qualifications

• National Craft Senior Trades Electrical qualification is essential.
• 4+ years of maintenance and troubleshooting in a highly automated pharmaceutical or similar regulated environment.
• Experience with electrical/ mechanical instrumentation and automation systems incl. PLCs and HMI, robotics, pneumatics, IPCs, PC-based tools, vision systems, SCADA.
• Proficient on SAP for maintenance requisitions and spare parts control.
• Willingness to work on set shift pattern and travel to vendors as required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Team player and a good problem solver.
• Be flexible to undertake other work as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned/unplanned maintenance on manufacturing, filling and packaging equipment.
• Troubleshooting and fault finding on automatic, semi-automatic and batch manufacturing equipment.
• Support equipment projects from design to install.
• Identify opportunities for improvements, ensure compliance with QA and safety requirements.
• Participate in On Call duties and maintain training through eLMS.
• Prompt updates to SAP for stock parts reordering.
• Engage with vendors and parts suppliers to source non-stock parts.
• Support KPIs tracking for the Technical Team and assist during audits.

Skills

Electrical systems

PLC & HMI

SAP proficiency

Vendor liaison

Education

National Craft Senior Trades Electrical qualification

Tools

SCADA

VSDs/Servo drives

Vision systems

Job description

AbbVie is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician (Electrician) for the weekend shift to perform planned and unplanned maintenance across aseptic manufacturing, filling and packaging. You will work with a multi-disciplined team to identify improvements and ensure safe, high-quality product supply.

Strong PLC/HMI, SAP and automation know-how are essential. The role requires a National Craft Senior Trades Electrical qualification, 4+ years in a regulated environment, and willingness to work