Job Description
An amazing opportunity has arisen for a Lead Engineering Technician, along with your with strong interpersonal, and collaboration skills, you will demonstrate strong leadership skills to support the engineering team, while creating an inclusive culture that energizes a safety first, quality always, continuous improvement mindset.
As the engineering lead technician, you will work across the site supporting engineering activities including planning, assigning and coordination of work, execution of predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance activities ensuring the site operations are safe and reliable to ensure operations run smoothly.
You will also support project activities, installation of equipment and startups, ensuring operations, maintenance and the availability of equipment at all times.
What you will do:
* Play a primary role in establishing continuous improvement of the site Maintenance Programme to ensure compliance with all global, site and regulatory requirements.
* Responsible for establishing Best -Known-Methods in Maintenance, working closely with the Maintenance Planner, Engineer and Maintenance Scheduler.
* Troubleshoot equipment, process, facility and utility issues by performing investigation root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
* Guide the team to troubleshoot and remediate unplanned downtime on equipment as required.
* Drive and support audit readiness activities within the assigned area.
* Coach and delegate activities as required for the team.
* Perform activities associated with the maintenance programme including but not limited to preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, predictive data collection in a GxP environment using the site computerised maintenance management system (CMMS). These activities are completed in accordance with cGMP and Quality and EHS site procedures.
* Perform supporting activities for operational readiness, equipment qualification and site projects.
* Co-ordinate and support site engineering and maintenance reliability initiatives and programmes.
* Lead and support site investigations, identifying root cause identify measures to prevent recurrence.
* Support Quality/EHS Corrective & Preventative actions (CAPA).
* Identify and action areas of operational/ continuous improvement within the assigned area.
* Drive and support audit readiness activities within the assigned area.
In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:
* Third level qualification in an Engineering, technical discipline or equivalent
* 5years’ experience in biotechnology and/ or pharmaceutical industry or equivalent
* Excellent understanding of manufacturing processes, maintenance, and reliability best practices.
* Strong problem solving and trouble shooting skills.
* Proven ability around working cross functionally, focusing on meeting and tracking to schedules and embracing an interdependent work culture.
* Organisation Skills – Ability to manage multiple priorities and know when to escalate issues for resolution..
As a company, we are committed to ‘Inventing for Life’ in all that we do. We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world’s most challenging healthcare needs.
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment.
So, if you are ready to:
Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, Impact the future by driving one of the world’s leading healthcare companies, and inspire your team to reach their full potential and push the boundaries of science and technology, please apply today.
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Employee Status:
Regular
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Not Applicable
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Job Posting End Date:
06/17/2025
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Requisition ID:R343372
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