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