Electrical Utilities Technician

Electrical Utilities Technician

Location: Grangecastle, Dublin

Duration: Permanent, 39 Hours per week

Role Overview

The utilities maintenance technician is responsible for executing the preventive and corrective maintenance program as per the Client/PPU requirements, working as part of the Veolia Maintenance and Calibration team on a major biopharmaceutical site.

Responsibilities

• Carry out work as per the schedule supplied by the Maintenance Coordinator and Planner.
• Troubleshoot utilities equipment problems as directed by site supervisors.
• Complete site documentation before and after work tasks.
• Work across all buildings and collaborate with the DES team.
• Operate within scheduled maintenance shutdowns and comply with GMP rules and statutory requirements.
• Liaise with the shift/day maintenance team and contractors during planned service maintenance.
• Participate in training, risk assessment, and periodic reviews of EWI/SOP.
• Ensure all work complies with site EHS and Veolia EHS rules.
• Complete ITP and follow up on audit actions in mechanical rooms.
• Maintain tools and equipment in good condition.
• Build maintenance plans, BOMs, SOPs for new equipment.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to the electrical PM job plan.
• Measure and improve the effectiveness of the electrical PM program.
• Establish metrics to identify areas for improvement.
• Support the site contract maintenance team to minimize downtime.
• Investigate utility plant equipment faults, including the Fire Alarm Detection system.
• Introduce reliability centred maintenance on existing and future equipment.
• Update utilities SOPs and coordinate third party contractors and suppliers.
• Liaise with site project teams and manage spare part inventory.
• Review maintenance programmes, effect changes to methods and procedures.
• Implement energy saving schemes and coordinate with quality and auditing bodies.
• Ensure engineering areas, facilities and equipment are kept clean, safe and serviceable.
• Manage the utilities maintenance program to achieve optimum reliability and life cycle cost.
• Drive local reviews of maintenance performance data using published KPIs.
• Develop long term life cycle costing for asset replacement plans.
• Maintain up to date CMMS information on equipment, spares and maintenance man hours.
• Maximise maintenance wrench time utilisation through effective planning.

Qualifications

• Electrical experience of at least 2 years with fundamentals of utilities systems.
• Senior Trades, City & Guilds or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Knowledge of pumps, HVAC systems, compressors, boilers, steam systems, chiller, cooling towers, clean steam boilers, purified water systems, CIP systems, low/medium voltage electrical systems, building management systems (SCADA).
• Understanding of preventive maintenance systems and PLCs.
• Experience working within a Computerised Maintenance Management Work Order system.
• Experience with Facility Start Up and Permit to Work systems.
• Computer literate and able to read electrical drawings.
• Knowledge of SOPs, GMP, engineering systems, and basic instrumentation.
• Hands on troubleshooting and repair of low and medium voltage electrical systems, motors, VFDs, panels and electrical safety systems.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting for motor/VFD, panel and electrical safety issues.
• Knowledge of single and three phase systems, mechanical systems.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Full VHI cover, pension and education assistance are included as part of the standard employee benefits package.

EEO Statement

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