Maintenance Fitter

Job Title: Maintenance Fitter

Location: Rathdowney, Co. Laois 

Reporting to: Maintenance Manager.

Contract: Permanent, Full Time (Day shifts)

Role Summary:

Dawn Meats is a premium meat processor and supplier of choice for a range of leading supermarket, foodservice and restaurant businesses. Established in 1980, Dawn Meats is an industry leader with annual revenues of over €2bn, employing over 8,000 staff in 15 countries and exporting to over 50 countries. We are looking to recruit a

 Mechanical and Maintenance Fitter to provide technical and problem-solving support for the plant and maintenance teams in our Rathdowney Production site. 

The successful candidate will be based at our primary production plant in Rathdowney and their duties will include:

• Supports and executes plant specific maintenance strategies to achieve key performance goals and overall maintenance performance;
• Assists and supports production, enabling production schedules to be met and to ensure that all issues are resolved in a timely fashion;
• Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with relevant standards;
• Carry out work orders in a timely and safe manner while maintaining adherence & full compliance with company procedures;
• Responsibility to upload all job details onto a handheld mobile field technology device on completion;
• Develop in-depth working knowledge of all site mechanical equipment;
• Complete all paperwork in full;
• Follow all Health and Safety Rules and Regulations in the Site;
• To complete training and review of SOPs on compliance.

Your role will see you tackle a wide range of business challenges in a busy Maintenance/Engineering environment.

The ideal Candidate will have or demonstrate:

• Time-served Mechanical, Automation & Maintenance Fitter (MAMF), demonstrating a high level of competency, with a minimum of 2 years post apprenticeship experience;
•  Experience of machines & process equipment, controls & automation;
•  Experience in electrical & mechanical installations, maintenance and refrigeration systems;
•  Can demonstrate good communication, both written & oral skills, which meet the requirements of the job in full;
•  Good troubleshooting ability; to logically follow a line of thought for problem solving;
•  Holds a full driving license;
•  Ability to work on their own initiative, with minimum supervision, as well as part of a team;
•  Has a flexible approach to working hours (shift work, overtime and on call).

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