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Senior Maintenance Technician

  • Division: Engineering
  • Contact: Emma Barry
  • Contact Email: emma.barry@collinsmcnicholas.ie
  • Job Ref: 22437
We are partnering with a leading medical device company in Galway to recruit a Senior Maintenance Technician on a permanent contract. This is an evening shift position.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead formal Root Cause Analysis investigations for persistent or high-impact equipment failures, moving beyond day-to-day troubleshooting to implement permanent, systemic engineering fixes.
  • Take primary ownership of downtime data analysis for the line (shift) presenting weekly trends and action plans to the Senior Engineer and Equipment Engineer.
  • Develop concept design and prototyping of jigs, fixtures, and production tooling.
  • Execute PMs on time and improve when found deficient, to ensure optimal equipment performance at all times.
  • Lead Improvement and Line Stability projects related to equipment and support unit cost reduction initiatives at request of Senior Engineer.
  • Ensure tooling including mandrels/trim fixtures etc. are available to the line when required and are in optimal working order and fit for purpose.
  • Ensure and maintain a sufficient Kanban and robust process for consumable equipment spares in CER.
  • Support onboarding of new technician hires as required and provide technical guidance to production team.
  • Be fully competent in manufacturing product processes through all work step. 
  • Continually review the manufacturing process for improper application of work methods and or equipment settings. Execute daily equipment checks to the highest standard.
  • Support for maintaining accurate up-to-date documentation for LHR’s, MPI’s, drawings and PM documentation
Requirements:
  • Level 7 in a technical related discipline.
  • Minimum five years’ experience in medical device manufacturing/CER environment as an equipment or process technician.
  • Minimum of 3 years of automated equipment maintenance experience in a regulated environment.
  • Electrical fault finding experience is essential.
 

For a confidential discussion about the role and the organisation, please contact Emma Barry today.

emma.barry@collinsmcnicholas.ie

091 70671

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