Maintenance Fitter Technician

CREGG are currently hiring a Maintenance Fitter Technician to work onsite with a multinational equipment manufacturing client in Kerry. Call Gary Keane 091-700814 Email: garykeane@cregg.ie

Maintenance Fitter Technician

The Role
We are looking for a Preventative Maintenance Fitter within the Maintenance Department. Reporting to the Maintenance Foreman, they will be responsible for carrying out maintenance on machines, optimising functionality and ensuring machines are in safe working order. The successful candidate will work efficiently, as per maintenance schedule, completing records for each machine. The position requires flexibility to work a Tuesday to Saturday shift pattern and shift work.
   
Key Elements of the Role
Responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to the following:

•    Maintenance, repair and installation of miscellaneous machines and services throughout the factory, in compliance with regulatory and company requirements 
•    Working in accordance with preventative maintenance schedules, job cards and procedures 
•    Maintenance of records, either manually or using a PC based recording system 
•    Recording of service / preventative maintenance records, and signing off of job cards for completed tasks 
•    Updating shift handover logbook as required at the end of the shift 
•    Updating of spare parts log / store inventories and recording of parts used 
•    Providing feedback on weak points on machinery, and further machine maintenance requirements 
•    Learning how machines function, and development of skills, knowledge and competencies regarding machine maintenance tasks 
•    Working on own initiative and liaising with operators, chargehands, supervisors and others as required to successfully complete maintenance tasks 
•    Checking machine manuals, drawings, preventative maintenance schedules etc. when required to successfully complete tasks 
•    Removing machines from service, which, if put back into operation may pose a health and safety risk to operators or others 
•    Training, both on and off the job, on current and future machines / services within the company, this may necessitate travel abroad for training

Qualifications Requirements and Experience

•    Qualified fitter or relevant related qualification, with 3 years minimum experience in similar role 
•    Ability to work at heights and in confined spaces 
•    Basic PC skills required