Multiskilled Technician

Job Objective

As an engineering multiskilled technician you will carry out diagnostics, repair or replace malfunctioning electrical, pneumatic, mechanical, hydraulic components of equipment and carry out planned preventative maintenance in accordance with the preventative maintenance plan thus ensuring the plant is maintained to the highest standard . Be proactive by routinely inspecting equipment, cabling panels, to ensure they are up to standard.

Duties and Responsibilities

Unit Performance

• Carry out diagnostics, repair or replace malfunctioning electrical, pneumatic, mechanical, hydraulic components of equipment
• Organise safe maintenance principles for regulating and scheduling breakdowns.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance in accordance with the preventative maintenance plan thus ensuring the plant is maintained to the highest standard.
• Assisting with equipment upgrades from external contractors and Management to ensure all new equipment is commissioned to the agreed time frame.
• Be proactive by routinely inspecting equipment, cabling panels, to ensure they are up to standard.
• Perform effective troubleshooting and corrective actions to identify hazards or malfunctions and repair or substitute damaged units.
• Ability to prioritise reactive tasks in order of urgency and impact to business.
• Proactive in familiarising themselves with new machinery/equipment.
• Completion and adherence to current and future engineering systems.
• Problem solving, root cause analyses ensuring a solution for all required tasks in a timely manner.
• Provide assistance and manage contractors’ roles for electrical/mechanical duties.
• Ensure that electrical/mechanical activity in the production areas conforms to GMP standards and promotes a safe and healthy work environment through the continuous improvement of safety standards.
• Flexible working hours to cover the engineering, production and project requirements.
• Support the Process engineer and your team in driving Lean/Optimisation initiatives using lean tools and implement initiatives across your area equipment and process in order to maximise reliability, utilising Problem-Solving tools including the 5 whys as a means to addressing the root cause of equipment problems.
• Ensure that equipment productivity (as measured by efficiency) is maximised through the continuous monitoring and trending of improvements and equipment availability (downtime reduction & increased uptime).
• Ensure that all activity in the unit areas conforms to GMP standards and promotes a safe and healthy work environment through the continuous improvement of safety standards.
• Day to day work loads to be controlled and managed through CMMS.
• Implement company GMP policies to maintain standards
• Facilitate inspections and action inspection reports
• Ensure quality of product is maintained above required levels
• Achieve agreed internal and external customer satisfaction targets
• Ensure that engineering activity in the production unit conforms to quality standards and promotes excellent product and process quality through the application of TPM principles
• Track all costs in terms of labor and materials used by recording accurate information on Pirana.
• Be aware of maintenance budget and controls to keep within budget.
• Suggest ideas and initiatives to improve your process or assets performance.
• Surpass minimum quality standards and measures in your areas.
• Assist team to achieve health and safety targets
• Comply with relevant HR policies and procedures
• Comply with company reporting needs
• Proactively identify and correct any risks identified in your areas.
• Behave in a manner that supports and demonstrates Company values, Challenge, Sense of Urgency & Openness
• Comply with all measures contained in the company policies & procedures and employee handbook.
• Manage accidents in line with company policies
• Work with process engineer & team to change business culture as per agreed company-wide initiatives
• Technical / Engineering Downtime Targets to be achieved.
• Recording of downtime on all assets using the CMMS system.
• All work activities recorded through the CMMS system.
• Operate safe maintenance principles Achieve AIR Targets
• Training plan to be adhered to – achieve target as per training plan objectives
• Meet or exceed preventive maintenance targets for your assets
• All compliances associated with Quality, GMP, H&S, Employee wellbeing, food safety and environmental are adhered to and targets set by your direct manager are achieved or exceeded.

Unit Quality

Unit Cost

Unit Compliance

Unit People

Requirments

Experience

• Over 5 years’ experience in FMCG Industry.
• Experience in the Food Operations sector.
• Experience in a poultry process industry (desirable).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal Skills.
• Ability to apply lean principles in practical application.

Educational Qualifications

• Qualified with an Electrical/Mechanical Trade Qualification
• Computer Literate Microsoft Word & Excel

Skills and Competencies

Competencies

• Promotes confidence and positive attitude through honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
• Builds and maintains relationships with others at all levels to develop mutually beneficial outcomes. Uses diplomacy, tact, and interpersonal skills to support others in reaching consensus.
• Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts in a manner that will constructively persuade, convince, and influence others.
• Demonstrates effective use of listening and questioning skills while displaying openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.
• Effectively, fairly, and transparently manages resources in line with company goals, policies, and procedures.
• The ability to make informed, effective, and timely decisions.
• Develops and fosters a culture of continuous improvement.
• Communicates ideas and information in an engaging manner. Works co-operatively with others and builds relationships within and outside of the organisation.

Skills

• Expertise and track record in FMCG, food production.
• Possesses a strong understanding and application of asset management principles, concepts, practices in maintaining our plants Assets.
• Able to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong skills as a negotiator to reach consensus, alignment, and commitment
• Sound organisation and time management skills

Key Performance Indicators

Manor Farm are an equal opportunities employer

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Location: Shercock Co Cavan

Application deadline: 24 Jul 2025