Role: Maintenance Electrician

Location: Carlow / Kilkenny

Salary: Negotiable DOE

Maintenance Electrician required to provide maintenance support for a busy Mechanical Engineering Company:

• Undertake Electrical troubleshooting on the various production lines and equipment


• Carry out Preventive & Predictive Maintenance Routines using the site CMMS (PEMAC)


• Ensure compliance with quality, environmental and safety regulations


• Plan and participate, where necessary, in co-ordination of project works and planned shutdowns


• Carry out calibrations and recording of results


• Operate a permit to work system


• Liaise with other trades and contractors


• Ensure adherence to quality standards and health and safety regulations


• Support Production Team in achieving targets


• Repairs to mechanical and control systems equipment including pneumatics, steam and hydraulics


• To keep clean any areas in which you are working, including the workshop and stores


• Co-operate and participate fully in training and development in cross-skilling and other job-related competencies


• Be flexible if overtime is required

• Trades qualification with strong Mechanical/Electrical background


• Minimum 1 years' experience in similar role in a manufacturing environment (outside of apprenticeship)


• Multi-skilled / cross-skilled ethos


• Aptitude for process awareness, diagnostic / trouble-shooting experience gained in a Hi-volume environment


• Good team player that can use their initiative


• Computer skills an advantage


• Excellent awareness and experience in relation to Quality, Health and Safety


• Be familiar with planned preventative maintenance


• Comprehensive Knowledge of high-speed mechanical systems, electrical systems, automation and PLC based control systems


• Excellent communication skills

Due to the urgency of this vacancy, it is not possible for our client at this time to consider anyone without the appropriate work permits, visas or sponsorship's already in place.

Therefore, we are unable to consider candidates who do not have full authorisation to work in Ireland.

Applications submitted without the necessary visa in place will not be considered.