Maintenance Technician (Nights)

AF3047
  • Negotiable
  • Mayo, Republic of Ireland
  • Full Time

Maintenance Technician (Fitter) – Nights

About Your New Employer

  • Join a leading, highly regulated manufacturing company committed to health, safety, and continuous improvement.
  • Benefit from a collaborative team culture and solid investment in advanced technology and staff development.
  • Work with an organisation that values compliance, high performance, and career progression.

About Your New Job

  • As a Maintenance Technician (Fitter) – Nights, you will ensure optimal equipment uptime and reliability across the manufacturing site by performing planned and unplanned maintenance on mechanical plant and equipment.
  • You will diagnose equipment issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions while supporting health, safety, quality, and compliance standards.
  • Working Monday–Friday night shifts, you’ll participate in machine upgrades, maintenance routines, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will also assist with new equipment qualification, sourcing parts, and regulatory audits.

What Skills You Need

  • Trade-certified Mechanical Qualification.
  • Minimum 4 years’ maintenance and troubleshooting experience in a highly automated production environment (pharma, biotech, or similar regulated area preferred).
  • Strong understanding of electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and automation systems.
  • Proven diagnostic, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks effectively.
  • Knowledge of GMP, compliance, and health & safety requirements.
  • Experience with machining, welding, and interpreting pneumatic/hydraulic schematics beneficial.

What's on Offer

  • Salary range of €85,000 – €95,000, plus excellent benefits.
  • Healthcare for you and your family, enhanced pension, additional holidays, and more.
  • Outstanding opportunities for career development and technical advancement in a well-established, supportive environment.

What's Next

Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now” button or contact me for more information. Call +353 21 4847136 or email afitzpatrick@sigmar.ie. If this is not quite the right fit, but you are seeking something similar, please get in touch – we have a range of permanent and contract roles across engineering and technical functions.

Alan Fitzpatrick Executive Recruitment Consultant – Life Sciences & Engineering

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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.