Operations Technician – Northern Ireland
About the Company and Opportunity
Our client is seeking a hands-on Operations Technician to join their service team, supporting a diverse range of industrial, pharmaceutical and healthcare customers throughout Northern Ireland. The company provides essential maintenance and technical support for industrial and medical gas equipment, plant and associated systems, playing an important role in ensuring the safety, reliability and efficiency of critical infrastructure.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded engineer looking to develop their career in a varied, field-based role. You will benefit from working independently across different customer sites, gaining exposure to a wide range of equipment and systems while taking ownership of your workload. With a company-provided vehicle, competitive salary, bonus contribution and generous annual leave, this position offers an attractive package alongside the opportunity to build your technical expertise in a specialist engineering environment.
- Salary: £37,000–£45,000, depending on experience
- Company vehicle provided for travel to customer sites
- 8% bonus contribution
- 25 days’ annual leave
- Company pension scheme
- Independent, field-based working with the tools and equipment required to carry out your duties
- Varied technical work across industrial, pharmaceutical and healthcare environments
- Opportunities to develop specialist knowledge and experience in industrial and medical gas systems
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance, servicing, testing and repairs on industrial and medical gas equipment, plant and associated systems.
- Install, test and commission vessels, pressure systems, gas equipment, pipelines and related infrastructure.
- Maintain and repair safety relief valves, pressure vessels, pipework, compressors and associated equipment.
- Conduct gas outlet testing and maintenance in hospital environments, adhering to relevant healthcare technical standards and safety procedures.
- Diagnose faults, troubleshoot equipment issues and implement effective solutions across electrical, mechanical and instrumentation systems.
- Manage and schedule your own workload using a maintenance management system, with work generally planned several months in advance.
- Liaise directly with customers, site personnel and contractors, maintaining a professional and customer-focused approach.
- Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, inspections, repairs and service reports.
- Follow all relevant health and safety procedures and ensure equipment and systems remain safe and compliant.
- Participate in an on-call rota, approximately once every six weeks for a seven-day period.
- Keep technical knowledge up to date as equipment, systems and industry requirements evolve.
- 3–5 years’ experience in a maintenance, service or technician role.
- A recognised qualification in mechanical, electrical or instrumentation engineering, or a relevant engineering discipline.
- Practical experience in preventative maintenance, breakdown repairs, fault-finding and equipment servicing.
- Ability to diagnose faults, identify root causes and carry out effective repairs safely and efficiently.
- Confidence working independently at customer sites, managing workloads and prioritising maintenance tasks.
- Good computer skills, including experience using maintenance management systems to record work, update service reports and plan scheduled maintenance.
- A full, clean driving licence and willingness to travel to customer sites throughout Northern Ireland.
- Strong communication skills and a professional, customer-focused approach.
- A strong commitment to health and safety and high standards of workmanship.
For more information, please apply through the link provided for the attention of Donna Gallagher or call Osborne Recruitment on 041 986 5058.
If you are interested in finding out more about the above role and would like to be considered for this or other suitable roles that we may have available for your skill set – please attach your CV via the link provided. Please submit your updated CV in Word Format.
If you are living in Ireland and hold a VALID WORK PERMIT, we would love to hear from you, if however, you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search.
Osborne are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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