Machine Shop Technician / Toolmaker - Evening & Night Shift

Machine Shop Technician / Toolmaker - Evening & Night Shift

Letterkenny | Full-Time | Permanent

Are you a skilled Machine Shop Technician / Toolmaker looking for a secure, long-term role with excellent rates and shift premiums? This is an exciting opportunity to join a global, high-precision manufacturing environment where your work directly supports life-enhancing and life-saving products.

Our client is a global leader in material science and the production of high-performance polymer tubing for medical devices, aerospace, automotive and energy industries, with a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Letterkenny.

The Role

Reporting to the Facilities Supervisor, you will provide technical support across shifts to optimise equipment performance and maintain tooling, ensuring high-quality, precision polymer extrusion.

This role will suit someone who enjoys hands-on technical work, problem solving and continuous improvement in a fast-paced production environment.

Key Requirements

• Applicants must meet the following essential criteria:
• Time served / qualified engineering technician
• High-level experience using lathes, mills and general workshop equipment
• Experience maintaining, repairing and troubleshooting mechanical equipment in a production environment
• Computer literate
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
• Proven experience working to very high tolerances (e.g. one ten-thousandth of an inch)
• Previous polymer extrusion and SolidWorks experience is beneficial but not essential

Pay & Benefits

• Hourly rate: €26.16 per hour
• Night shift allowance: +25%
• Evening shift allowance: +18%
• During probation (6 months): 90% of base rate
• Additional benefits include:
• Competitive overall pay and benefits package
• Permanent, full-time employment
• Health insurance contributions and wellness programmes
• Pension, life assurance and tuition assistance

Shift Patterns

• Night shift: Sunday 23:45 to Friday 08:15
• Evening shift: Monday to Friday, 15:45 - 00:15

Other Requirements

• Fluency in English is required for this role