Facilities Technician

Steris • Tullamore, Leinster, Ireland • 2w ago

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

This is a key role requiring extensive technical and organisational skills.The Facilities Technician is required to execute

day-to-day facilities activities and achieve departmental goals for Safety, Quality, and Operational Effectiveness. The

technican is primarily responsible for the maintenance & calibration of plant utilities, process equipment and generation

of associated documentation. (paper or electronic).

Relationships

Internal: Plant Manager, Operations Director, Facilities Manager Facilities Supervisor, Health and Safety, Process

Manager, Planning Manager, Operation Supervisors Plant co-workers, Quality Operations Manager, , Human

Resources, Technical teams

External:, Suppliers; local authorities

Duties

Safety

Particpate in HSSE Safety commitees

Report, trend, action and investigate safety unsafe acts, near misses,incicents and accidents using the

appropriate STERIS electronic systems

Conduct safety audits as required

Drive safety standards throughout site and operational work areas

To be an active member in all process and plant based risk assessments.

Ensure 5 S audits are executed and maintained as required

Ensure strict adherence to site security standards

Ensure all PPE standards are maintained and available to team members

Has authority to delay or abort cycles in specific circumstances such as an emergency situations.

Quality

To participate actively in equipment/facilities related process deviation investigations and non-conformances,

ensuring root cause investigations are executed, corrective/preventive actions are identified, in conjunction

with the Quality Operations team

Participate in regulatory inspections when required

Participate in Customer quality audits when required

Ensuring that a timely and effective communication and escalation process exists to raise facilitiy issues to

the appropriate levels of management.

Update and maintain standard operating procedures/work instructions and engineering procedures as

requied, are accurate and that all work is completed in compliance to ensure maximum quality.

Responsible to coordinate the Change Control/Parameter Change control process and generate the required

documentation to fulfill the requirement of the plant quality management system.

Duties - cont'd

Cost

Ensure all plant downtime is reviewed and monitored with suggestions for improvements highlighted.

Responsible for managing the STERIS spare part inventory process, to ensure availability of key parts for

planned and unplanned maintenance activities. Work closely with the Purchasing Officer, Facilities

supervisor/Manager to ensure cost effective purchasing is delivered.

Ensure spare part stock levels are accurately maintained on Emaint. and coordinate with Purchasing Officer,

Facilities supervisor/Manager to ensure Purchase Orders (PO's) are raised in a timely manner

Generating and processing purchase orders as requested by Facilities manager or desiginate.

Delivery

Ensures that all external calibration equipment is scheduled and completed in a timely manner

Generate work orders, enter comprehensive job details on a regular basis

Troubleshooting equipment and work with control system and PLC's, conveyors & electrictal power

equipment etc

Support the development of an annual Facilities budget

Communicate to a Facilities supervisor/Manager all issues that affect the plant.

Oversee equipment upgrades and refurbishment projects, effectively coordinating with vendor support in line

with change control policies

Schedule and ensure critical third-party activities are executed and are completed as per site procedures

Monitor, log and review all call outs and schedule call out rota in line with production demands

Is regularly available on standby to respond to various call outs in relation to utility and process alarms and

problems

Participate and Lead (if appropriate) improvement projects as deemed by Management

Responsible for ensuring the Computerized Maintenance Management system (Emaint) is managed as per

STERIS global requirements and used effectively for management of all PM, Stock contro,l calibration

activities including planning and associated records

Ensure that routine preventative maintenance programme is adequate and completed in full and in a timely

manner as defined per local Standard Operating Procedures and/or Work Instructions.

Responsible to review Unplanned Maintenance completion and adequacy,

Responsible for recording and tracking Planned Maintenance and Unplanned Maintenance activities,

Ensures that equipment is suitable and are maintained to a sufficient standard to permit continued processing

to validated parameters; this includes actively and proactively participate to continuous improvement of the

equipment and process

Duties Cont'd

People

Help create and maintain a proactive culture where team members are empowered to deliver the company

values of ACHIEVEMENT, INNOVATION, INTEGRITY and ACCOUNTABILITY.

All break times are adhered to.

To carry out any reasonable management requests

Communicate policies, procedures, and any updates to facilities team members. Participate and drive OTOG

iniatives

Attends training sessions relevant to the function with a proactive approach to continuous learning and

adapting in house process to meet current industry best practices

Continuous improvement / KPI's

To oversee SQDC counter measures ensuring target dates are reported

Proactively identify countermeasures to continually improve our process relative to plan (KPI)

Develop continuous improvement initiatives/activities within the department including supporting KAIZEN

events

Develop & drive 5S program in the Facilities department

Participate in site process mapping, gemba walks and problem solving exercises in conjunction with other

departments

Key Results - how this position will make an impact:

Consistently improve facility performance to ensure operational effeciency and site safety standards

Team member development plans with skills contingency planning

Embedded Continuous improvement culture

Education Degree

Required Experience

An ability to build relationships operations teams is key.

A structured, logical thinker with good analytical skills, and excellent spreadsheet and presentation skills, you

will have the ability to handle complex problems and deliver clear, concise solutions in a rapidly changing

environment.

Project management experience is an advantage

Able to learn fast and hit the ground running - there is potential to develop from here into more senior roles with

in the business.

Continuous improvement background is an advantage

Set high-reaching processing goals and communicate them to key personnel

Provide motivation, support and guidance to all employees

Communicate any problems or obstacles to senior management

Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills with energy and charisma.

Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity

Create resource schedules for employees to ensure optimum staffing levels

Proficient with MS Office suite.

3 years experience including at min relevant Trade Qualification

Other:

Interpersonal skills. Incumbent must have excellent communication skills so that he/she can work with managers from

other departments, as well as with the company's senior-level management.

Leadership skills. To keep the process running smoothly, facilities technician must motivate and direct employees.

Competency

Teamwork

Customer focused

Delivers and Executes Results

Communication

Job Knowledge/Business Acumen

Initiative/Leadership

Professional/Talent Development

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 18,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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