Qualified Maintenance Fitter

Company Overview

American Fruits and Flavors, (AFF) has made its mark in the industry by processing the finest fruit juices, fruit concentrates, juice blends and spray dried powder versions of hundreds of unique fruit and flavour combinations for the food and beverage industry over 50 years. American Fruits and Flavors are the manufacturing entity for Monster Energy.

Position Overview

We are currently recruiting a Mechanical Technician to work at our Athy facility. The successful candidate will have responsibility for the activities of the department including the following:\-

• Ensuring a continuous and efficient outflow of work aligned to achieve the Plant performance to schedule in co\-operation with the Director of Operations


• Responsible for executing and improving the company preventative maintenance programme through scheduled PM's based on risk assessment and performance reliability


• Minimise downtime


• Responsible for mechanical repairs


• Work closely with production team supporting them and providing advice and participating in staff training and cross\-skilling

• Ensuring a continuous and efficient outflow of work aligned to achieving the Plant performance to schedule in cooperation with the Director of Operations or delegate


• Manual work, which involves physical effort and fitness


• Responsible for executing and improving the company preventative maintenance programme through scheduled PM’s based on risk assessment and performance reliability


• Minimise downtime on equipment, through fast response, effective root cause analysis and good problem solving techniques to eliminate recurring issues


• Monitoring and record the use and of spare parts


• Responsible for mechanical repairs to high\-speed, PLC\-controlled plant, handling and packaging equipment, incorporating pneumatic and hydraulic control systems


• Fabricate mechanical components, replace seals and mechanical seals, verify pump alignment as required to ensure equipment functions to its optimum


• Be active in identification, quantification, implementation and presentation of equipment continuous improvement projects


• Check equipment availability and operational status


• Ensure equipment uptime is maintained through front line asset care program and maintenance requests are logged on the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)


• Ensure maintenance orders are released completed in a timely manner and ensure all materials and equipment is available


• Review of maintenance weekly plan based on availability of resources in conjunction with all stakeholders


• Work closely with the production team supporting them and providing advice, also participating in staff training and development in cross\-skilling and other job\-related competencies

• Minimum 5 years working in a manufacturing/production setting


• Senior Trade Qualification or National Diploma/Degree in Mechatronics/Fitter/Maintenance


• Knowledge of Alan Bradley PLC's, Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet \& Profibus communications protocols


• Understanding of ATEX zoned areas and equipment


• Familiar with SCADA


• Computer literacy \- Microsoft Office, ERP/CRM and Outlook desirable

Benefits:

• Company pension


• On\-site parking


• Private medical insurance

• Do you have a Senior Trade Qualification or National Diploma/Degree in Mechatronics/Fitter/Maintenance?

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