Maintenance Electrician

MJu109341_2
  • €55,000 - 60,000
  • Galway, Republic of Ireland
  • Full Time

About Your New Employer

• Join a well-established and growing food manufacturing organisation with a strong reputation for quality and operational excellence

• Be part of a fast-paced production environment where teamwork, reliability, and continuous improvement are central to daily operations

• Work within a company that invests in its people, with a strong focus on training, development, and long-term career progression

About Your New Job

As a Maintenance Electrician, you will play a key role in ensuring production equipment and electrical systems operate efficiently while minimising downtime within a high-volume manufacturing environment.

In this role you will:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production, processing, and packaging equipment

• Respond quickly to breakdowns and troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults across production lines

• Diagnose and repair faults on motors, drives, sensors, control panels, relays, contactors, and electrical systems

• Support production teams with machine start-ups, equipment changeovers, and day-to-day technical problem-solving

• Assist with electrical installations, upgrades, and continuous improvement projects across the facility

• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed in line with food safety, hygiene, quality, and health & safety standards

• Complete maintenance inspections, work orders, and maintenance documentation accurately

What Skills You Need

• Previous electrical maintenance experience within a manufacturing or production environment

• Electrical qualification / completed Electrical Apprenticeship is essential for this role

• Strong electrical fault-finding and troubleshooting ability

• Experience working with production equipment, motors, drives, and control systems

• Previous food manufacturing experience would be beneficial

• Proactive, hands-on approach to maintenance and problem-solving

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment

• Strong communication skills and ability to work well within a team

What’s on Offer

• Salary up to €60,000 depending on experience

• Permanent, full-time opportunity with long-term stability

• Training and development opportunities with strong career progression potential

• Supportive and team-focused working environment

• Company benefits including on-site parking and company events

What’s Next

Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now” button or contact Matt Jurek on +353 21 461 5741.

If this role isn’t quite right but you are exploring similar opportunities, we also have a range of permanent, contract, and FTC positions available — feel free to get in touch.

Matt Jurek Senior Recruitment Consultant, Engineering

Apply for this role

Accessibility 

If you are a candidate with a disability and encounter difficulty accessing any part of this website or wish to discuss any matter relating to the accessibility of our recruitment process, please contact info@sigmar.ie


Reasonable Accommodations

Our commitment is to make any reasonable accommodation for you in the recruitment process to give you the best opportunity to perform to your optimum in the application, test, and interview process.