Role: Senior Lead Maintenance Electrician
Location: Dublin
Gi Group is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Lead Maintenance Electrician to join a highly skilled maintenance team at a major wastewater treatment facility in Dublin.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, direct, and motivate a team of electricians in a highly automated, industrial processing environment.
• Perform maintenance activities on electrical systems including instrumentation, PLCs, and Variable Speed Drives to ensure safe and reliable plant operations.
• Ensure all maintenance tasks are carried out in compliance with site procedures and policies.
• Oversee the execution and continual improvement of planned maintenance routines using the PEMAC maintenance management system.
• Delegate maintenance activities to team members and ensure accurate logging of tasks on PEMAC.
• Work closely with the maintenance planner to manage PMs, backlog, and incident resolution.
• Maintain and update operation and maintenance documentation.
• Respond quickly to minimize equipment downtime through effective root cause analysis and problem-solving.
• Provide training to electricians, enhancing skills in equipment handling and systematic fault diagnosis.
• Analyse and resolve recurring technical issues.
• Monitor spare parts usage and manage stock levels.
• Offer out-of-hours support during key operational phases such as start-ups and shutdowns.
• Supervise a team including maintenance electricians, apprentices, and contractor electricians.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including contractor management and project documentation.
• Foster strong communication and collaboration between electrical and mechanical teams.
• Participate in the on-call electrician roster.

Essential Requirements

• Proven ability to manage and lead maintenance staff effectively.
• Fully qualified electrician with a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft – Electrical (or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of switchgear, MCC controls, relay logic, and AC/DC systems.
• Advanced fault-finding and diagnostic skills in an industrial setting.
• At least 10 years' experience in a similar industrial environment.
• Understanding of mechanical and electrical systems within wastewater or similar process industries.
• In-depth knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and responsibilities.

Skills:

• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs and related communication protocols (Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus).
• Familiarity with ABB Variable Speed Drives.
• Knowledge of ATEX requirements and zoned areas.
• CompEx certification.
• Experience with medium voltage switching and related qualifications.
• Working knowledge of SCADA systems for process control and diagnostics.
• Proficiency with digital tools including Microsoft Office and email systems.

Benefits:

• 23 days annual leave plus all the Bank Holidays including Good Friday
• Access to our defined contribution pension scheme upon successful completion of a 6 month probationary period. Members can choose to contribute either 5% or 7.5% of their base salary, which the company will also match. The pension scheme has benefits which provide death in service and serious illness income protection cover.
• 2 paid GP visits per annum
• Annual health screening initiatives
• Encouragement towards team members to personally develop and will fund any further studies related to their role

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