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Posted 12 June, 2026

Hard Services Lead

Apleona
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland Full Time
Reference: 795275235

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Apleona Ireland is currently recruiting a Hard Services Lead to join our team in a pharmaceutical site in Kilkenny

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 07:00-15:30

Main duties and responsibilities:
  • Ensure all maintenance, repair, and engineering activities meet strict FDA, adhering to SOPs and strict environmental, health, and safety regulations.
  • Own the Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) programme, targeting 100% on-time completion.
  • Manage backlog within PPM schedules outlined by the client and ensure all critical utilities operate optimally.
  • Supervise internal maintenance technicians and oversee external contractors, ensuring quality, safety, and performance standards are met.
  • Develop, implement, and optimize maintenance strategies using risk-based methodologies to improve system reliability.
  • Manage change controls for equipment modifications and support Validation teams during facility, utility, or equipment changes.
  • Analyse, and report on KPIs (e.g, uptime, PPM compliance) to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
  • To carry out fault finding and repairs to broken down equipment, contact and coordinate service engineers where external assistance is required.
  • Be IT literate in Microsoft suite and any facilities related applications.
  • Attend site Tier meetings and represent Apleona and be prepared to take a proactive approach to technical escalations as required by the business.
  • Any ad-hoc duties as deemed necessary


Requirements:
  • 5 Years' Experience working in a similar role.
  • Certificate /Diploma or Senior Trades in Electrical / Mechanical / Automation.
  • Must be highly organised and methodical in approach to work.
  • Manager with a record of achieving and exceeding targets.
  • Confident communicator with ability to present to clients in a formal and informal setting.
  • Display excellent communications and people management skills.
  • Must possess a dynamic approach to achieving continuous improvement
  • Customer focus management style
  • Must be self-motivated and able to motivate, coach and mentor teams
  • Flexibility required for the emergency callouts


We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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