Role: Operations & Maintenance Technician
Location
Base: Ballinrobe, Claremorris,Ballintubber Co.Mayo some of the sites
you will be covering as follows Lough
Carra Wtp, Ballycroy Wtp, Glenhest Wtp, Belderrig Wtp, Fahy Wtp, Kilmeena Wtp,
Killeen Wtp, Laghta Wtp, Drummin Wtp, Lough Mask Wtp, Glencorrib Wtp, Brackloon
Spaddagh Wtp, Kilmovee Urlaur Wtp) and other sites as requested by your manager
Salary:
Competitive salary and Commercial Vehicle
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
The main duties and responsibilities of the Operations &
Maintenance Technician are outlined as follows:
Take ownership
and responsibility for allocated water and wastewater treatment plant
facilities ensuring standards of quality and cleanliness are upheld.
Perform daily,
weekly, monthly, and other periodic operation and maintenance checks to ensure
the quality and quantity of any treated water produced or final effluent
treated is within specification.
Complete
grounds maintenance activities including grass cutting, cleaning and facilities
maintenance.
Predominately,
normal day-to-day duties involve working alone, therefore all O&M
Technicians are required to carry a lone working device and use it as per the
specific operating procedure.
O&M
Technicians must visit each site on a regular basis. A site visit report on the
Site Reporting App must be filled in on each visit to the plant.
Welcome
visitors and provide induction upon first visit, record this and any subsequent
visits on the Site Reporting App.
O&M
Technicians must perform a walkthrough of the site, visually inspecting all
areas of the plant and treatment process, and record the tasks as outlined in
the Site Reporting App for each applicable plant.
Respond to
critical alarms when required to ensure water and wastewater treatment output
is maintained.
Conduct and
record process adjustments as required to ensure treated water and treated
wastewater outputs are to the required standard.
A HSQE
walkthrough of each water and wastewater treatment plant must be carried out on
a weekly basis. O&M Technicians must complete and submit the Weekly HSQE
Checklist for Operations.
Assist with the
delivery of the CRF (Capital Replacement Fund) projects when & where
applicable.
Show an
eagerness to learn and progress in your own career as well as the mentoring and
training of more junior staff.
Other duties as
required from time to time.
Knowledge,
Skills and Experience:
The main knowledge, skills and experience required of the
Operations & Maintenance Technician are outlined as follows:
Experience in
Water / Waste Water Plant operations is desirable.
An interest in
developing a career within an industry-leading organisation.
Ability to work
as part of a team in project delivery and provide input at team meetings.
Ability to
engage with suppliers and sub-contractors at procurement stage and in the
delivery of their scope of supply during contract delivery.
Ability to use
own initiative, problem solve and adjust as issues arise during project O&M
activities.
Good working
knowledge of MS packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Strong
communication skills with a high level of motivation.
Full driving
licence
The Role:
As an O&M Technician you will be assigned ownership of
certain water and wastewater treatment plants, and will be responsible to
ensure the quality and quantity of any treated water produced or final effluent
treated is within specification, and that each of the assigned sites, their
facilities, grounds, contents and individual process' are operated &
maintained as required. All O&M Technicians will work in conjunction with
each other and may be required to undertake duties and provide cover at various
plants.
You will be allocated responsibility and ownership for your
dedicated water or wastewater treatment plants and will ensure they are covered
by other O&M Department team members while on scheduled/unscheduled leave
or days off duty. Each Technician will work on a rota system, which will be
managed by O&M office staff. It is a requirement to share the out of hours
& public holiday cover with the contract site team. Any changes to the
published rota require notice to the O&M Project Manager in advance.
The use of email/apps etc is required and is considered an
essential business tool in day-to-day O&M activities. Business etiquette on
all correspondence is essential.
As an Operations & Maintenance Technician, you will be
expected to support the O&M project manager and engineer in the daily
operation and maintenance of live operational projects as well as showing
progression and development in your own career. You will be presented with a
wide multi-disciplinary engineering knowledge base and an opportunity to
progress your career.
What we offer you:
The opportunity
to join an ambitious and growing organisation.
22 days annual
leave.
Competitive
base salary.
Commercial
Vehicle.
A company
laptop and phone.
Access to EAP -
24/7 365 days confidential employee counselling service, free to avail for
employees and their families.
