Seattech Workshop Technician

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Technician to join our team in Sandymount.

Contract Type: Permanent full-time.

Contract Hours: 35 hrs per week.

Salary Scale: €43,146 to €48,717 pro-rata per annum.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days.

Overall Purpose of the Post:

Our mission at SeatTech is to work with people to provide them with the most appropriate seating, wheelchairs and positioning equipment to meet their individual needs. We aim to achieve this by working together as a specialist team of caring individuals, who understand that our success is always determined by the quality of the service we provide to each person.

The purpose of the post is to provide technical expertise, founded on sound engineering principles, in order to contribute to the delivery of suitable wheelchair seating solutions to people with complex needs. A specific focus of this role is to help expedite the introduction of digital technologies into the manufacturing processes within SeatTech.

The SeatTech Technician uses their knowledge & understanding working in partnership with experienced clinical & technical staff in the delivery of custom seating assessment, fitting, and equipment-handover appointments. While these colleagues share some duties in this process, the clinician carries responsibility for the clinical suitability of the seating solutions while the technician carries responsibility for their manufacture & technical integrity.

The SeatTech Technician operates in an efficient and proactive manner to ensure that agreed deadlines are met, and that high-quality SeatTech products are delivered in a timely manner.

Duties:

The role of the SeatTech Technician is to provide a high level of technical expertise, undertaking relevant and necessary tasks to ensure that people receive the most appropriate equipment in the most efficient manner. This work needs to be undertaken in a systematic fashion and progress proactively communicated to relevant parties.

While product manufacture will take up a large proportion of a SeatTech Technician’s time, their role is diverse, and s/he plays a critical role in the smooth running of many aspects of the special seating service.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Product design

• Product repairs

• Stock management

• Quality management

• Design documentation

• Research & development

• Product selection & recommendation

• Use of 3D scanning technologies & CAD software

• Exploration of alternative manufacturing techniques

Please see Job Description for full list.

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

Desirable Criteria:

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

· Excellent internal and external training opportunities

· Generous annual leave entitlements

· Flexible Working

· Long service reward scheme

· Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

· Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

· Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

· Wellbeing benefits

· Pension

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What now?

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

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