Senior Maintenance Technician

We are partnering with a leading medical device company in Galway to recruit a Senior Maintenance Technician on a permanent contract. This is an evening shift position.

Responsibilities

• Lead formal Root Cause Analysis investigations for persistent or high-impact equipment failures, moving beyond day-to-day troubleshooting to implement permanent, systemic engineering fixes.
• Take primary ownership of downtime data analysis for the line (shift) presenting weekly trends and action plans to the Senior Engineer and Equipment Engineer.
• Develop concept design and prototyping of jigs, fixtures, and production tooling.
• Execute PMs on time and improve when found deficient, to ensure optimal equipment performance at all times.
• Lead Improvement and Line Stability projects related to equipment and support unit cost reduction initiatives at request of Senior Engineer.
• Ensure tooling including mandrels/trim fixtures etc. are available to the line when required and are in optimal working order and fit for purpose.
• Ensure and maintain a sufficient Kanban and robust process for consumable equipment spares in CER.
• Support onboarding of new technician hires as required and provide technical guidance to production team.
• Be fully competent in manufacturing product processes through all work step.
• Continually review the manufacturing process for improper application of work methods and or equipment settings. Execute daily equipment checks to the highest standard.
• Support for maintaining accurate up-to-date documentation for LHR's, MPI's, drawings and PM documentation.

Requirements

• Level 7 in a technical related discipline.
• Minimum five years' experience in medical device manufacturing/CER environment as an equipment or process technician.
• Minimum of 3 years of automated equipment maintenance experience in a regulated environment.
• Electrical fault finding experience is essential.