Job Title:

Maintenance & Facilities Lead

Location:

donnelly fresh produce, St Margaret’s, Co Dublin

Background:

If you have experience of operating in a fast moving, fresh produce, or manufacturing environment and you have a proven track record of achieving results, we can offer challenge and reward in equal measure.

Company Background

donnelly fresh is a family-owned group of companies which is made up of donnelly fresh produce, donnelly fresh foods & donnelly fresh farms.

We have a vacancy for a Maintenance Lead with Electrical and Mechanical experience to join the existing team.

Job Description:

The position is to take ownership and responsibility and to be accountable for the day to day running of the Maintenance Department ensuring that the operation is fully supported across operating hours.

It is a requirement to maintain and oversee the company’s grounds, buildings, and equipment to ensure that the workspace is safe and functional. Duties include negotiating contracts with service providers, inspecting facilities to meet safety regulations and coordinating renovations and updates. Together working with the Operations Manager, various projects will be budgeted, planned, coordinated & executed in areas such as CapEx, sustainability & energy management, & continuous improvements.

Key Duties:

  • Responsible for implementing the company preventative maintenance programme through scheduled PM’s based on risk assessment and performance reliability.
  • Respond immediately to breakdowns during the shift, ensuring minimum downtime is experienced.
  • Carry out detailed root cause analysis on breakdowns to implement corrective repairs and future preventative action.
  • Inspect, operate, and test machinery to diagnose malfunctions.
  • Complete all necessary records in compliance with Health / Safety and Audit requirements.
  • Budgeting (labour, training, spare parts, projects, 3rd party contractors).
  • Plant & Machinery surveys to ensure a safe working environment.
  • Lead and/or assist in projects, such as CapEx, building improvements, continuous improvements.
  • Manage inventory of spare & critical parts.
  • Build & maintain existing & new vendor relationships.
  • Work in cross departmental projects.

The Candidate:

  • The ideal candidate will be organised, self – motivated, ambitious, a good communicator with problem solving abilities.
  • Also, flexible, and adaptable as to meet the needs of the business into the future.
  • A team player who is also able to work on own initiative, with good time management skills.

Competencies/ Desired Experience:

  • Experience of working with process controlling hardware including PLC’s MMI’s
  • Knowledge of sensing devices.
  • Familiarity with motors, reduction gearboxes and fluid pumps
  • Mechanical experience a distinct advantage
  • Good computer skills
  • English language – good standard both spoken and written.
  • Proficiency in other languages would be an advantage.

Key Skills:

    • Qualification in Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering is desirable.
    • Good time management, planning and organisational skills with an ability to prioritise.
    • Detail oriented with a maintenance project delivery background.
    • Experience of team management.

Email careers@donnellyfresh.ie

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