Facilities Maintenance Technician

• Location: Waterford
• Job type: Fixed Term 23 months
• Shift: 2 shift

About Waterford

For more than 20 years, our Waterford team has continued to grow and diversify to serve patients around the world. Today, a team of almost 800 work together at a state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical and medical device campus. Recognised through multiple local and national awards, Sanofi Waterford offers flexible working and access to a world of opportunities to grow your career at one location. As well as attractive benefits, the team enjoy access to an onsite gym and medical centre that underpin a strong commitment to health and wellbeing.

About the job

Our Team:

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

About the Job

Reporting directly to the Facilities Engineering Team Leader on site in Waterford, you will be involved in the day to day maintenance of the site Facilities Engineering Utilities. You will be responsible for providing robust site utility availability in compliance with Quality and EHS requirements and contribute to the site utility operations maintenance planning and energy management.

Main responsibilities:

• Contribute as a Facilities Maintenance Technician in the site wide Facilities Engineering Team including Maintenance Technicians, Engineers & Planners.
• Ensure short, medium and long term plans are in place for all classes of utilities in pursuit of excellence in availability, maintenance cost and energy utilisation.
• Ensure cGMP compliance is paramount in all maintenance activities and systems and that Facilities Engineering processes / systems are audit ready at all times.
• Ensure continuous challenge and development of self through performance reviews and regular 1:1s.
• Participate in the Departmental On-Call and Shift Rotas (16/5, 24/7 etc), as required.
• Participate and contribute to site energy (gas, electricity & water) to ensure continuous improvement in energy use and reduction through continuous improvement.
• Raise WOs as required in CMMS (Infor). Record all PM and WO completion and associated Maintenance manhours into CMMS within scheduled time.
• A3 Issue resolution as assigned - Work with Eng / Ops in performing structured problem solving to resolve technical issues and then prepare and present A3s at MDI where required.
• As part of VDM / CI - Identify programs / projects and actions to reduce / eliminate technical losses.
• Support initiatives / workshops / kaizens, FMEAs, cross training as required through attendance and active participation.

About you

• Excellent & efficient communicator.
• Highly motivated with ability to work independently & adapt.
• Extremely proactive with an ability to understand the 'broader picture'.
• Qualified Mechanical, Electrical, Automation or Maintenance Technician (Level 6 HETAC).
• 5+ years experience in a Facilities Maintenance role.
• Facilities / Utilities knowledge & experience.
• Strong understanding of maintenance, reliability, safety, quality and regulatory.
• See it - own it - do it attitude, self-motivated individual.
• It would be advantageous to have Pharmaceutical Maintenance experience.

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it's through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks' gender-neutral parental leave.
• Play an instrumental part in creating best practice within our manufacturing facility.
• Our Waterford site is easily accessible from the M9 and offers excellent facilities including a subsidized restaurant and newly refurbished gym.

Pursue progress. Discover extraordinary.

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn't happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let's be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

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