Electrical Shift Technician

Electrical Shift Technician

Location: Blanchardstown

Duration: Permanent

Hours: Shift Role

Overview of the role;

We are seeking highly motivated and safety conscious individuals with mechanical or electrical background to join our on our critical utilities hard services maintenance and calibrations contract for one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies based in Dublin.

The utilities shift technician is responsible to ensure that all utilities equipment in his charge for the duration of shift is available at all times, and all alarms and deviations are responded to and resolved or litigated as efficiently as possible

Day to Day of the role;

• All work on site to be carried out in accordance with site EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) and Veolia EHS rules and guidelines

• Operation and monitoring of site critical utilities systems

• First line and scheduled maintenance for utilities equipment

• In conjunction with shift team and shift lead, ensure all equipment deviations are responded to, reported and escalated as per site procedures in the first instance

• Liaise with subcontractors during planned service maintenance.

• Ensure that all work permits are reviewed and signed as area owner by the relevant shift members

• Completion of all related documentation in compliance with site and regulatory rules and guidelines

• Delivery of delegated engineering tasks in compliance with good engineering practice and all regulatory, statutory and corporate requirements;

• Assist engineering support team in the update of Utilities Standard Operating Procedures and ensure training is carried out with Operations Teams.

• Be fully aware of the terms of the site IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention Control) licence and ensure that all actions/operations on site are within the terms.

• Ensure training curricula is kept up to date with client requirements, i.e. SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures), EWI's (Engineering Work Instructions), etc.

• Carryout Investigations on utilities equipment, identify problem areas and assist in improvement procedures

• Liaise closely with the site utilities Engineering Support Team

• In conjunction with shift team and shift lead, ensure all issues over shift are communicated to the oncoming shift in a smooth and efficient manner

• Assist maintenance departments with planned and unplanned shutdowns.

• Professional and courteous interaction with all personnel on site

• Update stores spare lists as appropriate

• Participate in utilities reliability programs

• Participate in local reviews of maintenance performance data using published maintenance excellence KPI results, areas that will be reviewed and improvements sought:

  • High levels of paperwork
  • PM:CM ratio
  • Maintenance man-hours per equipment/system
  • MTBF
  • MTTR
  • Equipment reliability trends

• Any other activities as directed by the Veolia Contract Manager or Shift Lead

Requirements for the role;

• Senior Trades, City & Guilds or equivalent in Electrical engineering.

• Minimum 2 years' experience post qualification in industrial utilities, preferably in pharmaceuticals

• Good Initiative and Pro-active attitude in approach to duties

• Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks; must be detail orientated and self-motivated.

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to accurately document work performed

• Maintenance and operational experience of pumps, HVAC Systems, Compressors, Boilers, steam systems and ancillary services, (DHW skids), Chillers, Cooling Towers, Clean steam Boilers, Purified Water Systems, CIP systems, Low /Medium voltage Electrical Systems

• Building Management Systems (BMC/QBMS/MCS/ECS/EMS)

• Good understanding of Preventive Maintenance Systems.

• Experience with and understanding PLC and SCADA control systems

• Work within a Computerized Maintenance Management Work Order system environment.

• Work within a documented Permit to Work System

• Computer literate

• Ability to read and understand P&ID's.

• Understanding of SOP's and GMP Engineering systems.

• Understanding of Basic Instrumentation

• Ability to work in a team atmosphere, with the ability to recognize and facilitate conflicts through to resolution.

• Possess the highest level of attention to detail and expect this of others.

• Effectively communicate with all levels within Veolia and Client team as necessary.

• Approach problem solving in a logical and systematic way.

• Have the courage of conviction to make decisions when required.

• Must be able to demonstrate hands on experience with detailed knowledge/skill in the following area's:

  • Team Player.
  • Attention to detail
  • Methodical & Analytical approach to work.
  • Good problem solving and trouble shooting ability.

Desirable

• Experience of working on a 24/7 production site
• Experience dealing with shift teams

Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues.

If you are an EU/EEA national, you will be asked to show proof of right to work in Ireland.

If you are a non-EU/EEA national , you will require current and valid permission to work and reside in the Republic of Ireland.

Information on legislation and guides to the procedures in relation to obtaining work permits, is available on the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation website.