Mechanical Shift Technician

Posted 1 day 2 hours ago by Veolia Group

Permanent
Full Time
Other
Not Specified, Ireland
Job Description

The Utilities Technician is responsible for the safe, compliant, and reliable operation and maintenance of clean utilities, black utilities, HVAC and refrigeration, fire alarm/suppression systems, wastewater treatment, and medium voltage (MV) electrical distribution that support GMP manufacturing and life safety.

Responsibilities
  • Clean Utilities Operations and Maintenance
    • Operate, monitor and maintain purified water (PW), water for injection (WFI), clean steam, clean compressed air and clean gases.
    • Execute sanitisation/heat cycles, support sampling, trend CQAs/CPPs and manage biofilm risk.
    • Ensure system state of control for GMP use points.
  • Black Utilities Operations and Maintenance
    • Maintain boilers/steam distribution, condensate return, chillers, cooling towers, plant compressed air/vacuum and heating hot water.
    • Optimise energy efficiency and reliability, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
  • HVAC & Refrigeration
    • Operate and maintain AHUs serving cleanrooms and labs to meet temperature, RH and differential pressure specifications.
    • Perform filter changes, support HEPA integrity testing and troubleshoot airflows.
    • Maintain refrigeration assets (DX systems, packaged chillers, cold rooms/freezers), ensuring F gas compliance, leak checks and performance optimisation.
  • Fire Alarm & Suppression Systems
    • Support inspection, testing and maintenance of fire detection (addressable, aspirating) and suppression interfaces.
    • Execute approved isolations, issue/track red tags and complete functional restoration tests in line with EHS and insurance requirements.
  • WwTP/Effluent
    • Operate and maintain screens, equalisation, biological/chemical treatment and dosing systems.
    • Monitor and trend key parameters (pH, DO, ORP, temperature, conductivity, flow) and coordinate sampling.
    • Ensure compliance with discharge licences and incident response procedures.
  • MV Electrical Support
    • Support safe operation of MV switchgear and transformers.
    • Assist authorised persons with switching plans, LOTO and permits.
    • Monitor power quality and resilience, coordinating with UPS and generators.
  • Control Systems & Alarm Response
    • Monitor systems via BMS/SCADA and fire panels.
    • Respond to alarms per PRCs/SOPs, perform initial troubleshooting and promptly secure GMP/critical events.
    • Document actions and shift handovers.
  • Preventive & Reactive Maintenance
    • Execute PMs, CMs and predictive tasks.
    • Coordinate vendor interventions, manage spare parts and close work orders to GDP standards.
  • Permitting, Isolations & Safety
    • Prepare RAMS and permits to work.
    • Perform mechanical/electrical isolations, LOTO, fire system isolations and verification.
  • Compliance & Documentation
    • Work to cGMP/GDP, Irish/EU statutory SOPs.
    • Prepare logs, deviations, change controls and CAPAs; support audits and inspections.
  • Troubleshooting & Root Cause
    • Apply structured fault finding across mechanical, electrical and control domains.
    • Support RCAs and implement corrective and preventive actions.
  • Commissioning & Projects
    • Support FAT/SAT, commissioning and handover for utilities and vendor packaged equipment.
    • Review test protocols, verify I/O and ensure asset data and documentation are complete.
  • Continuous Improvement
    • Identify and implement reliability and energy/water/steam efficiency improvements.
    • Contribute to SOP updates, standard work and best practices; track and report KPIs.
  • Controlled/Clean Environment Practices
    • Maintain cleanroom discipline, gowning and behaviour as required for ISO 8-ISO 5 areas.
    • Plan interventions to minimise contamination risk and apply clean breaks and tool control.
    • Follow microbiological/particulate control procedures and ensure use point impact assessments.
Qualifications and Requirements
  • Recognised Irish trade qualification (QQI Level 6 Craft) in Electrical, Mechanical, Refrigeration or Instrumentation, or a relevant third level qualification (Level 7 or Level 8) in Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services, Mechatronics or a related engineering discipline.
  • Minimum 2+ years in pharma/biopharma or regulated manufacturing, with hands on exposure to clean utilities and at least two of the following: black utilities, HVAC/refrigeration, fire systems, WWTP, MV.
  • Experience in operation and maintenance of PW/WFI/clean steam and cleanroom HVAC; BMS/SCADA operation, alarm management and trend analysis.
  • Mechanical/electrical troubleshooting including reading P&IDs, SLDs and fire strategy diagrams.
  • LOTO, permits to work and RAMS; basic water/steam chemistry and balancing/commissioning (TAB) support.
  • CMMS proficiency; vendor coordination and documentation control.
  • Established safety and compliance focus, with skills in problem solving, ownership and clear stakeholder communication.
  • Strong cross functional collaboration with Manufacturing, QA, EHS, Facilities and vendors.
  • Continuous improvement mindset, data driven and proactive in reliability and energy performance.
  • UK/Irish work rights: EU/EEA nationals must provide proof of right to work in Ireland; non EU/EEA nationals require valid permission to work and reside.
  • Additional qualifications considered advantageous: steam systems optimisation (BOAS/steam awareness), WWTP operator training, ATEX awareness, power quality basics, refrigeration diagnostics.
  • Safety competencies: Safe Pass, Manual Handling, Confined Space, Working at Height/MEWP, F gas Category I/II, First Aid Responder/Fire Marshal, electrical authorisation up to MV.
Benefits

Full VHI cover, pension and education assistance.