Electrical Maintenance Technician

Meade Farm Group, an award-winning Fresh Produce Company that operates from their family farm in Co. Meath for the last four decades is now recruiting for a skilled Electrical Maintenance Technician to join the Team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the preventative and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and installation of various types of equipment.

Key Duties

• Conduct wiring, installation and commissioning of plant equipment
• Ability to work on own initiative and to work from schematics and blueprints
• Adhere to health and safety standards including regulatory requirements when conducting duties
• As part of the Maintenance team, work with equipment suppliers on new equipment and installations and modifications
• Perform electro-mechanical troubleshooting of processing & packaging equipment
• Responsible for high-speed repairs of equipment
• Maintain a high-level performance across the production team and take appropriate action where faults occur
• Co-operate and participate fully in training and development in cross-skilling and other job-related competencies
• Responsible for completion of your planned work, parts booked out of stores and control of breakdowns
• Observing all onsite and legislative rules and regulations regarding Food Safety and Health & Safety
• Candidates should be flexible regarding working hours. The role will require to call out on a rotational basis

Knowledge and Experience

• Possess relevant trade qualification
• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Commercial and industrial experience is essential
• Mechanical experience would be an advantage

Key Behaviours/ Competencies

• Attention to detail
• Communication/interpersonal skills
• Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
• Display time and project management skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Self-starter who can use their own initiative