Facilities Technician

Background

Veolia is Ireland's leading environmental services company. We provide a comprehensive range of energy, waste and water solutions and are dedicated to carbon reduction, protecting the environment and building the circular economy. We offer all employees a benefits package as standard which includes full VHI cover, pension and education assistance.

Facilities Technician

Contract: Permanent. Location: Ringaskiddy, Cork. 39 hours per week.

Overview

The Facilities Maintenance technician is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the operational buildings and services on a client pharmaceutical facility in the Cork area. The role covers mechanical and electrical building services, building fabric, sub contractor management and facilities operations.

Duties

• Plan and schedule mechanical and electrical building services maintenance
• Plan and schedule building fabric maintenance
• Frontline maintenance and trouble shooting of building services and building fabric issues
• Management of and liaison with sub contractors on site
• Interaction with building personnel to ensure all relevant requests are responded to and resolved
• Carry out work as per site policies, schedules and procedures
• Complete site documentation before and after work tasks, as appropriate
• Participate in the client site appropriate training
• Carry out Risk Assessment and Method Statements (RAMS) of equipment maintenance task list steps and keep these valid
• Update maintenance records on computerized maintenance system
• Have a working knowledge of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) regulations
• Be familiar with statutory requirements
• Keep up to date with training curriculum and ensure all requirements are completed
• Participate in area audits and follow up on actions
• Drive local reviews of maintenance performance data using KPIs - areas reviewed and improvements sought:
  • Spares cost
  • Planned Maintenance: Corrective Maintenance ratio
  • Maintenance man hours per equipment/system
  • Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
  • Equipment reliability trends

Required Skills

• Senior Trades, City & Guilds or equivalent in Mechanical/Electrical engineering
• Mechanical and/or Electrical experience, 5 years minimum and good understanding of the fundamentals of the various facilities and building services systems: pumps, HVAC, compressors, boilers, steam systems and ancillary services (DHW skids), chilled water systems; electrical distribution, lighting etc.
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Building Management Systems
• Work within a Computerized Maintenance Management Work Order system environment
• Work experience with a documented Permit to Work System
• Computer experience with Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Ability to read and understand P&ID's
• Understanding of instrumentation - temperature, level, flow and pressure
• Knowledge and experience of facilities and building fabric maintenance systems
• Good initiative and pro active attitude in approach to duties
• Experience working in a team environment is essential
• Self motivation, ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Computer skills (Excel, Word etc.)

Important Notice

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