Manufacturing Engineer - County Kilkenny: Food

Manufacturing Engineer - County Kilkenny: Food sector.

Our client seeks a skilled Manufacturing Engineer who supports Engineering and Production teams while applying strong safety and Lean principles. In this role you will ensure electrical regulatory adherence whilst supporting the site with planned and unplanned electrical maintenance.

This position will operate on a rotating shift pattern:
Week 1 - 0500 - 1330
Week 2 - 0600 – 1430
Week 3 - 1430 – 2300
Week 4 - 1430 – 2300

Key Responsibilities:
• Contractor controls including induction, permitting and GMP.
• KPI reporting
• PM planning and scheduling in conjunction with Function Head
• Completion of planned and unplanned maintenance.
• To ensure that electrical engineering compliance is maintained at all times through audit completion, planned work completion and shared learning with the site team.
• To maintain the library of all technical, legal and insurance electrical engineering documentation
• Ensure all electrical equipment meets statutory and H&S standards and escalate any areas of concern outside of your own control.
• Improving electrical safety of equipment
• Fault finding in Electrical, PLC and other control systems
• Maintenance of instrumentation and installation of all electrical control equipment when needed
• Undertake electrical PPM, inspection testing, commissioning and basic repairs to plant and equipment through direct or organisation of third party contractors.
• Provide assistance to maintenance on mechanical related work as the business requires.
• Replacement of obsolete technology for which replacement parts are difficult or impossible to obtain.
• Modifications to existing controls for improved process control, reliability, safety and compliance with OSHA requirements
• Site electrical duty holder responsible person or support position.
• Completion of audits to identify key improvement areas and electrical panel standards adherence to company policy.

Interested applicants should have:
• Previous experience in manufacturing.
• Good organisational skills
• Strong work ethic
• Minimum Level 7 electrical qualification.
• Flexibility to work both day and evening shifts and to be available to work overtime if required.