Utilities 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.

Utilities Technician

Contract Duration/Type: Permanent

Location: Athlone

39 hours per week

Overview of the role;

A highly motivated and safety conscious individual to support the FM team on a client site. The Utilities technician will provide a pivotal role in support of the site infrastructure and related FM equipment. The successful candidate will assist with the ongoing maintenance of the site's infrastructure and facilities assets.

The successful candidate will strive to ensure that services are coordinated to reduce downtime to equipment on site.

Duties of the Role include: 

• Manage the workload for planned and reactive calls relating to installations such as, HVAC, VSDs, BMS, Chillers, water systems, compressed air, boilers and various FM equipment

• Support all FM related tasks within a team of FM technicians

• Adherence to all Health, Safety & Environmental regulations, permit to work and client procedures

• Champion the development of planned and reactive work for utilities systems on the site

• Self-Manage their workload to ensure availability to site for key daily tasks relating to the provision of services to the site

• Develop and coordinate all equipment related procedures and ensure that all aspects of the service are tightly controlled in terms of service delivery.

• Manage aspects of service including the management of sub-contract services relating to areas of work

• Work with the Engineering planning function to continuously improve the maintenance programme on areas of key responsibility

• Attend regular client meetings relating to service

• Follow all GMP rules and regulations

• Follow all Statutory requirements

• Work within a documented Permit to Work System

Required skills for this role: 

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

• Minimum 3 Years post qualification experience in a full time role within a regulated Pharmaceutical, Healthcare or Food and Beverage industry.

• HVAC, Chiller, Compressed air and supporting systems,

• Asset Care Maintenance services, Maintenance standards, Cost savings / minor works projects

• To work within a self-managed team of multi-skilled technicians and contractors. Must be seen to add value to core service delivery and should attain very high standards in terms of work output and quality of work..

• Manage own and others safety across all contracts under contract remit.

• Maintain quality relationships with clients, suppliers and subcontractors.

• Methodical and Analytical approach to work

• Team Player.

• Attention to detail

• Methodical & Analytical approach to work. 

• Good problem solving and troubleshooting ability.

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