What are the career options when completing the Certificate in Industrial Manufacturing & Maintenance Skills (CIMMS) course with CELTEC?

What the certificate gives you

Before careers: what skills / credentials you’ll likely have, which lead to the jobs:

• A Level 6 certificate (QQI) covering electrical safety & systems; industrial & mechanical maintenance; instrumentation; possibly HVAC/refrigeration or quality / GMP depending on the exact programme.

• Practical, hands-on skills: fault-finding, preventive & corrective maintenance, basic instrumentation calibration, interpreting diagrams / schematics, safety awareness.

• Soft skills or broader industry-relevant competencies: communication, understanding of quality regulations, working cross-functionally, workplace safety.

  
  

Possible Roles / Job Titles

With those skills and qualification, you can aim for several roles. What you can get depends on your existing experience, the employer, and whether the job environment (industry sector) has shift or specialist roles.

Role	Responsibilities / What You’d Do	Likely Sectors
Maintenance Technician / Maintenance Engineer (Entry-level / Technician level)	Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance of machines, plant equipment; fault-finding; ensuring equipment is running safely; following maintenance schedules; sometimes may assist with improvement projects.	Manufacturing, Food & Drink, Pharma, MedTech, Utilities, Manufacturing of consumer goods.
Manufacturing Technician / Process Technician	Support production lines; monitor equipment; perform basic repair; assist in set-ups; ensure efficiency of line; ensure compliance and quality of output.	Same sectors: Pharma, MedTech, Food & Beverage, Electronics.
Instrumentation / Calibration Technician	Calibrate and maintain measuring / control instruments; ensure process control systems are accurate; do checks, adjustments; maintain documentation.	Pharma, Utilities, Chemical Processing, Oil & Gas, Food, any process-based industry.
Industrial Electrical Technician / Electrician (Industrial Systems)	Work on industrial electrical systems: wiring, protection systems, motor control, safety standards; diagnose electrical faults.	Manufacturing plants, Automation / robotics, Heavy industry, Utilities.
HVAC / Refrigeration Technician (if you did that module)	Maintain and repair heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems; ensure environmental / safety standards.	Food production, cold storage, hospitality, pharmaceutical clean rooms, commercial buildings.
Preventive Maintenance Planner / Technician	Setting up maintenance schedules; using system tools to plan regular service; reducing downtime; possibly some record keeping and compliance work.	All sector types; especially plants where downtime is costly.
Quality / Compliance Support Roles	Support quality control/quality assurance; ensuring that maintenance and equipment meet GMP / ISO / regulatory standards; documentation and process audits.	Pharma, MedTech, Food & Beverage etc.

Where you could work

• Manufacturing plants: especially in sectors like Pharma, MedTech, Food & Drink, Electronics.

• Utilities and energy companies (power plants, water, waste management).

• Facilities & building services (if skills like HVAC / refrigeration are included).

• Contract maintenance providers (companies that provide maintenance services to multiple plants).

• Automation / robotics / instrumentation companies.

• Factories with shift work—there are often roles across multiple shifts for maintenance or technician roles.

Progression and Further Options

• Use this certificate as a stepping stone to more advanced qualifications, e.g. Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Manufacturing Engineering, or Bachelor degrees in Industrial / Systems Engineering. Griffith College for example offers progression.

• Gaining experience on the job and possibly upskilling in more specialised areas (e.g. PLC programming, automation, robotics, reliability engineering).

• Moving into supervisory or technical lead roles over time, once you have experience.

• Some people combine this technical path with roles in safety, maintenance planning, or quality/compliance auditing.

More course information: celtec.ie/cimms