Maintenance Craft - Electrician

Tirlán, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.

Tirlán owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition.

Role Profile

We have an opportunity for a Maintenance Electrician to join Tirlán at our plant in Virginia Co Cavan. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this role will see you working as part of a team to ensure the highest levels of Maintenance Electrical work are adhered to on the Virginia site.

Responsibilities

· To maintain Plant and Equipment at Optimum performance and provide utilities to Manufacturing Department and General Plant to achieve yearly plan.

· Support all site Automation systems & act as a champion for these processes.

· Ability to interact with suppliers, customers and external contractors.

· Follow all Health and Safety Rules and Regulations in the plant.

· Report any current or potential hazards to your immediate supervisor/dept. manager immediately.

· The correct Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) must be worn at all times. Consult the appropriate SOP where required.

· The Electrican is responsible for consulting any SOP’s for any job task he/she may carry out and ensure they fully understand and adhere to the SOP.

· Carry out maintenance and trouble shooting on plant and equipment & support RCA’s.

· Carry out installation and commissioning of plant and equipment.

· Use diagnostic tools for condition monitoring of Plant and Equipment.

· Carry out engineering work orders in a timely and safe manner while maintaining adherence to GMP and full compliance with procedures.

· Complete all work order forms in full.

· Carry out plant preventative maintenance programme as scheduled.

· Follow correct procedure when carrying out hotwork & confined space entry ensuring work permits are fully complete and in compliance with SOP’s.

· Develop in-depth working knowledge of all plant equipment.

· Maintain equipment in utilities to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

· Assist in the development and training of apprentices.

· Perform a detailed hand over of work to colleagues when shift completed.

· To support plant on all business excellence activities.

· Coordinate the development of documentation in all areas in line with ISO9001, ISO 14001 requirements.

· Perform additional duties at the request of the direct Manager.

· This list of responsibilities may change depending on plant needs and employees are expected to be adaptable and flexible where this need arises.

. Ensure all housekeeping activities are observed and carried out appropriately. It is important that the Electrican is in adherence to the Housekeeping SOP.

Requirements

· Previous experience in a dairy processing environment would be an advantage.

· Ability to read Electrical, hydraulic/pneumatic ,P&Ids and schematic diagrams.

We offer

• Parking onsite
• Bike to work scheme
• Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
• Career progression opportunities