Maintenance Technician - Electrical Instrumentation

Coca-Cola Ballina are currently seeking candidates for an Electrical Instrumentation Technician for our manufacturing plant based in Ballina, Co. Mayo. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and experience in a fast-paced agile environment.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will be part of a multi-skilled Maintenance team involved in directly supporting a wide range of instrumentation, electrical and mechanical maintenance tasks on operations equipment in the manufacturing areas. You will work closely with our Operations Shift Managers as this role is the first point of contact in the event of equipment downtime in the Operations areas. This is a shift position therefore flexibility is required.

What you will do for us

• Maintain a safe working environment whilst complying with quality standards in line with Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Complete calibrations on all instruments per calibration plan.
• Perform routine maintenance of equipment and assists in trouble shooting and repair of any mechanical and electrical problems when they arise.
• Carry out planned and unplanned maintenance on operations equipment.
• Drive equipment improvement and minimize downtime on equipment.
• Clear understanding of equipment performance measures.
• Verify / monitor Preventive Maintenance effectiveness.
• Capable of using a computerized maintenance management system to record all activity.
• Operate within a department budget and liaise with vendors to source parts and obtain technical information.
• Work closely with key stakeholders; Operations, Engineering and Quality to ensure equipment performance.
• Works closely with the Maintenance Planners to schedule tasks.
• Seek opportunities to digitize and modernize our processes with our I4.0 & Continuous Improvement team as part of daily operations.
• Support the Operational Excellence Program and continuous improvement culture.
• Ensure compliance to all documented procedures and accurate completion of all necessary documentation.

Qualifications & Skills Requirements

• Completion of a Trade Apprenticeship qualification in Electrical instrumentation is essential.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Maintenance profession with demonstrated electro, mechanical or instrumentation skills preferably in a food/healthcare environment.
• Knowledge of automation and robotics preferable.
• Computer literacy together with an aptitude to develop further computer skills.
• Comfortable working independently in an agile, fast paced environment that requires patience, flexibility, and initiative.
• Organized, methodical, tidy and the ability to work in a controlled and structured way.
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, documentation skills, problem identification and problem-solving skills