Maintenance Technician (Electrical)

The Role

We’re looking for a skilled, proactive Maintenance Technician (Electrical) to join our dynamic Maintenance Team at Sofina in Fethard, Co. Tipperary. This role suits a hands-on problem-solver with a strong background in electrical maintenance, ideally within a manufacturing or industrial setting. The right candidate will be an efficient, safety-conscious technician who can troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve electrical issues swiftly to keep our operations running smoothly. We're seeking someone who is adaptable, detail-oriented, and committed to preventive maintenance, ensuring equipment reliability and workplace safety. If you’re a collaborative team player with strong technical skills and a drive to learn, we’d love to hear from you!Shift Pattern - Rotating shifts; Week 1 - 0600-1400 Monday - Friday Week 2 - 1600-0000 Monday - Friday

Salary Range: €50,000 - €55,000 per annum

Company Information

Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It’s a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact.With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe.At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over 50 different protein sources from 5 continents.Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the world - If you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.

Key Accountabilities

• Technical support for the plant facilities and services including production and packaging lines, compressed air, steam, refrigeration, and the effluent plant.
• Update the preventative maintenance management system including stores transactions and work carried out.
• Ensure all parts are promptly ordered as required.
• Observing all on site and legislative rules and regulations in terms of health and safety, food safety and environmental.
• Complete electro-mechanical repairs to food processing, handling, and packaging equipment.
• Responsible for completion of all planned maintenance routines both inside and outside of normal hours as required.
• Utilization of all resources such as manuals, service contracts and external contractors to aid in breakdown recovery.
• Control of contractors and acting as liaison person when required.

Skills and Experience Required

• Relevant Electrician trades qualification essential.
• Experience gained in a high-volume food or beverage processing environment (advantageous).
• Experience in electrical and control automation within an automated manufacturing environment (advantageous).
• Aptitude for electrical and mechanical process awareness, diagnostics, troubleshooting.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Be open to cross-skilling and multi-skilling.
• Ability to fault find and problem solve.
• PLC experience desirable.
• Possess a heightened awareness of health and safety.
• Strong communication skills with ability to work as part of a team.
• Open to new ideas and work practices with an understanding of the principles and tools of a lean manufacturing environment.
• Ability to multi-task and work within a team environment.
• Computer literate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive health and safety is a prerequisite to employment at Sofina Foods Europe. All roles have a responsibility to demonstrate commitment to the companies' health and safety goals, and as such it forms an essential component of all job descriptions, at all levels.

Benefits

• Canteen
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

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