Job Description
Mergon Group is a leading supplier of innovative plastic products to world class customers in the automotive, healthcare and industrial sectors. The Group has manufacturing operations in Ireland, the US, the Czech Republic and China.
THE ROLE
Mergon International wishes to recruit a Maintenance Technician to join our engineering team. Working on shift the Maintenance Technician will provide technical support to ensure the efficient running of production.
Duties will include:
- Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical and material handling systems for blow and injection moulding machines.
- Repair of auxiliary equipment such as grinders, conveyors and finishing cells as required
- Carry out preventative maintenance on blow moulding machines and adjustments to blow moulding process to ensure good production
- Log and report downtime/quality issues
- Support product, process and equipment analysis and improvement projects
- Work as member of a team to resolve open issues, drive process improvements in design, layout and operational performance
The successful candidate will:
- Be a qualified Maintenance Technician with experience in a similar manufacturing environment
- Be experienced in dealing with both electrical and mechanical process issues as well as familiarity with robotics
- Be able to work on own initiative and priorities work as required
- Have excellent communication skills
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- 26 days holidays
- Company Gym and Wellness Centre
- Wellness Programme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Mergon is an Irish owned company with operations in Ireland, Czech Republic and USA.
Established in 1981 Mergon works with leaders in the Automotive, Industrial and Healthcare sectors.
It's Irish operations are based in Castlepollard in the heart of the Irish Midlands close to Mullingar. Mergon are an excellent employer in the midlands and have been very supportive of the local community over the years. Mergon have been involved in excellent health and education initiatives such as International Men’s Day, LEGO DAY , Science Week and Mergon's School Engineering Experience.
Mergon works with its customers to design, manufacture and assemble components that make their products succeed in their chosen markets.
In recent years the company has increased its capabilities in additive manufacturing and systems manufacturing; supplying complex moulded and electronics based assemblies to major clients like Abbott and Xerox.
As a result of working across many different sectors, Mergon has access to and experience in best practice from leaders in the Automotive, Industrial and Healthcare sectors. We believe this wealth of cross industrial experience makes us a valuable partner and gives our customers insights to ideas that typical suppliers may not have.
As a responsible plastic products manufacturer, Mergon constantly works to ensure that its impact on the environment meets or exceeds the expectations of both customers and the community.
Through the effective implementation of reduction, re-use and re-cycling policies and to underline our pro-active approach, Mergon was the first Technical Blow Molding company in the world to receive accreditation to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, which provides a framework for cost-effective and environmentally sensitive manufacturing.
Mergon International
Water Street, Castlepollard,
Westmeath, N91 EP90, Ireland
Tel: +353 44 966 2000
Email: mergoninternational@mergon.com