Maintenance Technician

About Us
One of Britain and Ireland’s largest sawmills, Balcas is a leading timber products supplier and has pioneered biomass renewable energy in the British Isles.  The business has grown organically, and through acquisition and investment in the latest processing technologies

Balcas’ timber products portfolio includes construction timber, fencing and landscaping products and pallet and packaging material
Balcas has led the development of the market for wood pellet fuel in Ireland and Britain

Balcas operates biomass Combined Heat and Power plants that produce renewable energy. Residual heat from electricity generation is used to dry locally sourced woodfibre that is then processed into high-energy fuel pellets – marketed under the company’s brites brand, displacing 750 million litres of oil in homes, commercial premises and industry

Purpose of The Job
As part of the Maintenance team the Maintenance Technician will assist in fault diagnosis and repair activities on key technical process equipment and provide support to production teams on technical process equipment as required. They will work closely with all staff in each area to ensure the smooth running of core business plant, optimising the productivity of machinery, equipment, proactively working to eliminate plant downtime and make improvements to the processes and ensuring the site and facility infrastructure is tested and maintained in accordance with current legislation. While it is expected that persons will have a mechanical or electrical bias, the role is a multi-skilled position requiring involvement in all maintenance activities.

More information 
For more information please contact Human Resources on 028 6632 3003 or email hr@balcas.com, closing date 23/11/2020 at 16:00