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We are currently looking to recruit a HVAC technician to join our team at our facility in Cootehill County Cavan
Shift Pattern Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 16:30 Friday 08:00 - 15:30
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct preventative and corrective maintenance on AHUs, Chillers, Water cooling plant, FCU’s, pressurisation unites, dehumidifiers, refrigeration units, exhaust systems, and associated mechanical equipment.
- Maintain controlled environments including blending areas, powder rooms, cleanrooms, and warehouses by ensuring correct temperature, humidity, and pressure control.
- Carry out diagnostics and repairs to restore system performance and minimise downtime.
- Replace filters, belts, motors, bearings, and HVAC consumables in alignment with maintenance schedules.
- Operate, monitor, and optimise the Building Management System (e.g., Siemens, Schneider, Honeywell, Trend).
- Respond to alarms and deviations; investigate root causes and implement permanent solutions.
- Adjust setpoints, schedules, PID loops, and control logic within approved parameters.
- Diagnose, repair, replace, and calibrate field devices including: Temperature, humidity, and CO₂ sensors Differential pressure sensors for cleanrooms Airflow measurement devices (VAV/CAV controllers, air volume nodes)
- Perform loop checks, signal verification, and sensor validation in accordance with GMP requirements.
- Support validation of controlled environments including IQ/OQ/PQ activities.
- Maintain BMS trends, reports, graphs, and audit trails..
- Ensure all work complies with GMP, HACCP, food safety, and hygiene requirements for nutrition manufacturing.
- Follow Irish HSA regulations and site EHS procedures at all times.
- Support internal audits, regulatory inspections, and customer visits.
- Maintain detailed maintenance logs and engineering records.
- Assist with maintenance of plant utilities such as: Compressed air Chilled water Steam generation Wastewater systems
- Identify opportunities for energy savings using the BMS for analytics and consumption monitoring.
- Support engineering shutdowns, production changeovers, and facility expansion projects.
- Work closely with Production, Quality, EHS, Facilities, and Automation teams.
- Participate in daily operations meetings and contribute to root‑cause analyses and continuous improvement activities.
- Respond promptly to equipment failures, environmental excursions, or urgent BMS/HVAC alarms.
- Participate in an on-call rota where required and support occasional out‑of‑hours work.
Qualifications & Experience
- 3–5+ years’ experience in HVAC maintenance, BMS systems, or building services—preferably in food, nutrition, pharma, or other GMP environments.
- Trade qualification or degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, or Instrumentation.
- Experience with troubleshooting and calibrating sensors, transmitters, actuators, and field devices.
- Competence with BMS platforms (Siemens, Honeywell, Schneider, Trend, etc.).
- Strong understanding of Irish EHS and engineering regulatory requirements.
- Permit-to-work, Lockout/Tagout, and system isolation experience essential.
- Full, clean Irish or EU driver’s licence.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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