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Maintenance Technician
Job in
Newtownards, County Down, BT22, Northern Ireland, UK
Listed on 2026-05-15
Listing for:
Eakin Healthcare Group
Apprenticeship/Internship
position Listed on 2026-05-15
Job specializations:
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Maintenance/Cleaning
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Job Description & How to Apply Below
ABOUT THE ROLE
Maintain, repair and service machinery and equipment throughout the TG Eakin site to enable the company to achieve its production, quality and efficiency goals.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Achieve minimum downtime on machinery, equipment and/or tooling to allow the operational side of the business to function efficiently and effectively.
- Implement changes to machinery, equipment and/or tooling as required to improve company efficiencies.
- Support members of the Maintenance & Production Departments to ensure optimum performance of the Maintenance Team and manufacturing facility.
- Assist members of the Apprentice Program to ensure the relevant support is available to them at all times.
- Participate in relevant C.I. activities as required.
- Maintain excellent housekeeping standards in both the Maintenance Department and with any other site‑based activities.
- Liaise with external contractors and suppliers where necessary.
- Support Company projects as and when required.
- Support engineering and facilities departments as and when required.
- Perform any other duties as required by the Company.
- Ensure all PPM and routine maintenance requirements are fulfilled.
- Perform machine fault finding and troubleshooting activities.
- Perform machine installation and commissioning activities as required.
- Perform machine optimisation and cycle time improvement activities.
- Ensure all machinery, tooling and equipment are maintained, repaired or refurbished to meet the needs of the business.
- Support a disaster recovery initiative within the company by providing the necessary services.
- Support any building refurbishments as required.
- Provide regular and timely feedback to the Maintenance Team Lead on all aspects of machine, tooling and site maintenance activities (written when required).
- Relay concise information within and from other departments to all members of the Maintenance team.
- Manage your own holidays in conjunction with the rest of the Maintenance team to ensure maintenance cover is in place at all times.
- Work to ensure that standard operating procedures, work instructions and quality records are adhered to in compliance with required standards.
- Participate as required in external and internal audits of the quality management system.
- Ensure that corrective actions are taken in the event of any adverse variances.
- Be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the company’s health and safety policy.
- Anticipate and act on any potential hazards by initiating and progressing any remedial measures required.
- Comply with any regulations associated with work being carried out.
- Undertake training deemed compulsory for the role.
- Ensure the correct PPE is worn at all times.
- Adhere to the company’s equal opportunities policy and dignity at work policy in all activities and actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible.
- Adhere to the company’s quality policy and environmental policy.
- Undertake other duties as may be reasonably required.
- Substantial experience in a maintenance position.
- Experience with in manufacturing or similar.
- Qualified to work on electrical circuits.
- Competent to work with mechanical components, pneumatics and hydraulics.
- Knowledge of working with PLCs.
- Excellent communication skills.
- PC literate.
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team.
- Good problem‑solving skills.
- Experience working with automated machinery.
- Hold a full driving licence.
- This is a day‑shift role Monday‑Friday with an early finish on a Friday.
- Experience with in medical device manufacturing.
- Working within a cleanroom environment.
- Qualified to at least 18th edition wiring regulations.
- Ability to use milling and lathe.
- Working in a team of two maintenance staff.
- Working within company budget constraints.
- Occasional travel between satellite company sites (Northern Ireland and Wales) may be required.
- Tech Savvy Anticipating and adopting innovations in business—building digital and technology applications.
- Customer Focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer‑centric solutions.
- Nimble Learning Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
- Being Resilient Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
- Instills Trust Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity.
- Manages Complexity Making sense of complex, high‑quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
- Action Oriented Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm.
- Resourcefulness Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.
The closing date for applications is: 31 May 2026
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