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Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.
We are now looking for a Maintenance Technician (Permanent role) to join our team in Dundalk, County Louth.
This is a Night Shift role, covering Thursday to Saturday 12 hour shift (7pm to 7am).
Summary of Role:
* Responsible for ensuring machine change over’s, stoppages and breakdowns are undertaken in a timely manner to targets and with minimum disruption to production schedules.
* Undertake planned routine maintenance and maintain schedules ensuring that all equipment and plant are able to operate safely, efficiently, and in compliance with GMP practices.
* Fault find to an expert level on Electrical and Mechanical systems.
* Multiskilled able to program PLC’s and to participate in technically involved projects to improve or create new processes.
* Mechanically able to design systems and develop to implementation.
* Implement continuous improvements on equipment and carry out to a high standard within GMP guidelines.
* Create MOC’s and manage through the QMS.
* Create design of experiments and use other fault-finding techniques to improve processes.
Responsibilities:
* Ensure safe work practices are being followed at all times, report any near misses immediately to the EHS Department.
* Ensure that maintenance areas and equipment are kept in a clean, tidy and secure state (including storage areas).
* Adherence and recording of defined routine maintenance schedules; covering all equipment and plant.
* Rapid and flexible attention to all breakdowns/stoppages to minimise loss of production, liaising with Engineering Supervisor and Operational Engineering Manager.
* Carry out/Participate in A3 Problem solving activities on major issues and lead to Root cause.
* Analysis of equipment redesign of any systems/equipment to improve process.
* Planning and implementation of engineering improvement projects, designing and developing to Validation.
* Advise Engineering Supervisor and Operational Engineering Manager of any machine or plant which requires major repair or maintenance.
* Highlight potential areas for improvement within Production area regarding equipment or procedural changes.
* Liaise with Production on identifying areas for continuous improvement and implement changes using correct change procedure.
* Strip down, cleaning and reassembling of production equipment as per routine maintenance schedules.
* Perform machine set-ups and changeovers to target times as required in line with production requirements.
* To actively assist in looking at ways to improve changeover times by procedure and method.
* Ensure the timely and accurate completion of all documentation and paperwork such as tooling logs, setting sheets, online working sheets, PPM sheets.
* Improve and maintain the levels of current Good Manufacturing Practice.
* Assist with the training of colleagues as required.
* The use of workshop equipment to manufacture piece parts and repair as required.
* Assist with projects on trials, and new product introductions as required.
* Carry out various other additional tasks that may be required from time to time in accordance with the overall goal of the company.
Knowledge / Skills & Experience:
Essential:
* Bachelor’s or Associate Degree or Diploma / Certificate in Engineering. May substitute experience in lieu of educational requirements.
* 4 years’ experience.
* Proven track record of showing how results were delivered through management/leadership.
* Capability to follow set clear goals, communicate these clearly and ensure progress to completion meeting predefined targets.
* Ability to manage multiple tasks.
* Problem Solving and Troubleshooting skills. The successful candidate should display a dynamic and proactive approach to manage problems.
* Self-motivated with a results driven approach.
* Flexibility to work across different shifts on request in line with business needs.
* Adaptable and ability to work collaboratively.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office products (incl. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
* Take care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do (or do not do).
* Co-operate with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for your health, safety, or welfare.
Desirable:
* Experience in a GMP or Regulated Environment.
* Experience in Lean Manufacturing, including experience in Lean tools to develop continuous improvements.
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