Salary: Market related
Reference: 137176
Title: Senior Maintenance Technician
Department: Maintenance
Reports to: Maintenance Supervisors & Maintenance Manager
Pay Rates: €31.34 per hour, overtime over 39 hours a week is paid at time and a half on base rate for Sunday & Bank Holidays also. Shift premium if shift starts between 4am & 5:45am 10%, from 6am no premium, if starts from 12pm 20% & from 8pm 30% will apply.
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 5:30am - 2pm
Monday to Friday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm only, Saturday 5:30am - 2pm (Sat only)
Monday to Friday 3:30pm - 12:00pm - on call for the full week.
Established in 1985, Dawn Farms is a leading business-to-business manufacturer and supplier in the cooked meat ingredients sector. www.dawnfarms.ie
Purpose of the Role:
The Senior Maintenance Technician is an advanced technician with subject matter expertise on asset management and maintenance procedures. Their role is to support the maintenance technicians and apprentices in maintaining equipment uptime. The Senior Maintenance Technician leads by example and supports company policy and procedures to create a well-co-ordinated and efficient working environment for all
The role of Senior Maintenance Technician is to support the Maintenance Manager / Supervisors and Maintenance Team in the following areas:
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Respond to breakdowns and provide support to technicians where necessary.
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Assist Supervisors, Managers in monitoring machine reliability.
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Identify & execute machine / line improvement projects.
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Liaise with production on line improvement projects.
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Assist with commissioning of new machinery.
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Assist with training of technicians & operators.
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Assist with evaluation of existing PM's & modify where necessary.
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On call support & attend site if necessary.
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Flexibility to support holiday & sickness cover for other shifts.
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Play a key role in planning & executing machine & fabric repairs in advance of visits & audits.
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Participate and input into PM programmes and spare parts projects.
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Engage with H&S Compliance programme.
Core Responsibilities:
Food safety and health and safety are everybody's responsibility. Food Safety policies, H&S policies, standard operating procedures and good hygiene practices should always be adhered to, to ensure the safety of the food being produced and the safety of you and your colleagues.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
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Production support on shift as required. Fully support the team leaders / line support i.e. on shift cover, with phone support & on callouts
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Support the maintenance leaders with regards to projects, improvement plans, audit preparation, and the maintenance works plans.
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Provide support and assist in evaluating existing PMs and setting up new PMs. Supporting PM frequencies or advising of required changes to best add value to the lines and maintenance time.
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Work with the maintenance team in the planning of shutdown works & machine overhauls.
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Train and support technicians & operators on existing & new machines
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Coordinate with engineering stores ensuring the stocking of machine spare parts
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Assist engineering stores in the evaluation of existing spare parts stocks and play an active part in reducing redundant stock.
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Assist the health & safety team in carrying out risk assessments of new & existing machines and ensuring training is rolled out to the Maintenance Team regarding same.
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Assist /coordinate the execution of health and safety machine / line upgrades and machine compliance in line with guarding and safety regulations.
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Involvement in lean projects and process improvements.
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Create/update best practice methods for specific task on equipment in the plant, document and train same.
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Planned preventative maintenance and breakdown support is part of this role transferring skills to other team members.
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Record daily tasks on CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System).
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General ad hoc duties as required in role.
Knowledge and Experience to be demonstrated while in role:
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Minimum two years' experience as a maintenance technician
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Demonstrated ability in fault finding and downtime issue resolution
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Machine knowledge in core processing equipment - thermoformers, bagging machines, multiheaded weighers, and cooking & freezing assets
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Experience in mentoring junior staff and having the ability to transfer technical knowledge
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Experience in managing contractor staff
Key Behaviours/Competencies to be demonstrated:
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KPIs will be set to measure achievements, progress and work performance.
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Be a leader and ambassador of H&S best practice, guidelines and improvements.
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Provide leadership on best practice and improvement controls within the maintenance team.
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Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
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Flexibility to the needs to the business.
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Strong work ethic & positive attitude.
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Good work pace & ability to multitask.
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Ability to take initiative.
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Ability to prioritize tasks & follow up on all projects and tasks.
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Mature and professional attitude & outlook.
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Deep Problem-Solving skills - demonstrated ability in the use of scientific methodology to problem solve.
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Demonstrated ability to fully realize improvement initiatives.
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Application of knowledge of GMP regulations, EHS regulations and lean principles.
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Application of knowledge of reliability process experience.
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Good team worker and collaborator.
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Effective communicator (written and verbal) at operator and management levels.
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Demonstrated successes in a team environment.
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Ability to influence and bring people along.
We act as an Employment Agency/Business with regards to this vacancy. As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or age. All applicants are considered on the basis of their merits and abilities for the job.
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