Mechanical Site Supervisor

Location County Carlow
Discipline: Smoke Vent & HVAC
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £Negotiable, depending on experience
Contact name: Sue O'Brien

Contact email: sue@elkrecruitment.com
Job ref: BH-5072
Published: about 6 hours ago
Startdate: 2025-05-12
Role:                    Working Mechanical Site Supervisor
Location:              Leinster / Midlands
Job Type:              Permanent - Full time
Salary:                 € Negotiable D.O.E Plus Benefits listed below.
 
The successful candidate must have the ability to work on their own initiative or as part of a team with minimal supervision. The role is a mixed variety of maintenance works and installations
 
What’s on Offer:
  • Company Vehicle
  • Fuel Card
  • Mon- Fri
  • Overtime pay
Your new role would include:
  • The ideal candidate will preferably have experience in water/wastewater treatment plant installations.
  • This role requires experience in installation of Stainless Steel, Ductile Iron and PVC pipework of all range of sizes
  • Experience in the installation of equipment such as pumps, valves, blowers, augers, penstocks, platforms & access equipment, etc is required.
  • In particular the role requires experience in the installation, repair & maintenance of Chemical Systems including equipment such as bulk storage tanks, kiosks, chemical dosing pumps, chemical dosing pipelines, double contained pipework and the fitting/installation of all associated instrumentation.
  • Chemical System Installations will include the following chemicals, Aluminium Sulphate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hypochlorite, Polymers, Sulphuric Acid and any other chemicals associated with the water and wastewater treatment processes.
  • Candidate must have experience in commissioning equipment such as centrifugal pumps, submersible pumps, dosing pumps, PC pumps, actuators, conveyors, motors and gearboxes.
  • Must also be familiar with typical instrumentation used in the water sector such as level, flow, pressure, pH, chlorine, turbidity etc.
  • Strong technical capability with attention to detail in reading drawings, templates, schematics P&ID’s and other drawings.
  • Willingness to travel (within Ireland) where necessary.
  • A full clean driver’s licence is required.
 
Experience you need:
  • Supervise directly employed Fitter Crew.
  • Supervise Sub-Contractor Fitter Crew.
  • Training Client operators to become comfortable with the day to day running of the plant following commissioning.
  • Arrange all site logistics including;
    • Material take-offs
    • Planning of Works
    • Planning of resources required
    • All requirements as set out under the Health & Safety Plan – Inducting personnel, delivering RAMS to site personnel, delivering Tool-Box-Talks, Permits-to-work, ensuring all H&S forms are in place and up-to-date on site.
    • Arranging sub-contractors from other disciplines (civil, electrical, automation)
 
What’s next
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