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.

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

Facilities Technician

Contract Duration/Type: Permanent

Location: Ringaskiddy, Cork

39 hours per week

Overview of the role:

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 will cover mechanical and electrical building services, building fabric, sub-contractor  management and facilities operations. 

Duties of the Role include: 

• Plan and schedule mechanical and electrical building services maintenance 

• Plan and schedule building fabric maintenance 

• Frontline maintenance and trouble-shooting, where necessary, of building services  and building fabric issues 

• Management of and liaison with sub-contractors when 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 ensure these are always kept 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 KPI’s - areas that will be  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 for this role: 

• Senior Trades, City & Guilds or equivalent in Mechanical/Electrical engineering.

• Mechanical and/or Electrical experience, 5 years minimum and good understanding  of the basic fundamentals of the various facilities and building services systems 

• Pumps, HVAC Systems, Compressors, Boilers, steam systems and ancillary services,  (DHW skids), Chilled water systems; electrical distribution, lighting etc. 

• Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning 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, Power Point, 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 team 

• Good communication and interpersonal skills 

• Computer Skills (Excel, Word etc) 

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