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≈ $31k – $58k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office (Cork)
Employment
Contractor
First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026. Cpl scores B on the Alion truth index.
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Cpl is an Irish recruitment and workforce solutions company headquartered in Dublin, providing permanent, temporary, contract and executive recruitment, managed services such as RPO, and project and consulting solutions. Founded in Dublin in 1989 and owned by Brexa since 2024, it makes about 8,000 placements a year for more than 5,000 organisations across Ireland and the UK, and its group includes specialist brands such as Allen Lane and Kenny Whelan. Its job board carries vacancies for client employers, from accountants, customer service agents and AML specialists to engineers, software developers, production managers and drivers, mainly in Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Cork.
Role Overview
The primary purpose of the role is to:
- Maximise equipment reliability and uptime within assigned manufacturing Value Streams.
- Perform preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
- Support manufacturing operations by reducing equipment downtime.
- Drive continuous improvement, asset care, and equipment excellence initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, Health & Safety, Environmental, and FDA requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Maintenance & Reliability
- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance activities.
- Diagnose and repair electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation faults.
- Support Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) activities.
- Improve Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) metrics.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records through CMMS systems.
Manufacturing Support
- Provide technical support to designated Value Streams.
- Minimise production downtime through rapid response to breakdowns.
- Support New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Contractors, and Equipment Suppliers.
Continuous Improvement
- Lead Total Asset Care initiatives.
- Participate in Lean and 5S programmes.
- Support Manufacturing Equipment Excellence strategies.
- Identify and implement process and equipment improvements.
Compliance & Safety
- Follow GMP, FDA, Environmental, and Health & Safety requirements.
- Ensure safe operation of equipment.
- Manage contractor compliance and waste disposal practices.
- Adhere to company policies and procedures.
Essential Technical Skills
The ideal candidate should have experience with:
Electrical & Automation
- Electrical troubleshooting and repair
- Electronic diagnostics
- PLC programming and fault finding
- Drives and motion control systems
- HMI programming
- Robotics
Manufacturing Equipment
- High-speed automated production equipment
- Vision systems
- Pneumatic systems
- Hydraulic systems
- Label printers and application systems
IT & Control Systems
- Windows networking
- SCADA systems
- FactoryTalk ProductionCentre (desirable)
- General programming knowledge
Quality & Regulatory
- FDA-regulated manufacturing environments
- GMP requirements
- Cleanroom operations
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