Electrical & Mechanical Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Dartford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Dartford seeks an Electrical & Mechanical Engineer to join their Engineering Team. The full-time position involves maintenance and repair of manufacturing equipment, ensuring compliance with quality standards. The ideal candidate has relevant qualifications and experience in the pharmaceutical or related sectors, is highly organized, and possesses strong fault-finding skills.

Benefits

Annual Salary Review

Target Bonus Scheme

Spot Bonus Scheme

Overtime/Shift pay

Holiday entitlement starting at 25 days

Long Service Awards

Private Medical Cover

Virtual GP app

Private Dental Cover

Life Assurance

Company Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Time served Apprentice with several years’ experience in a Pharmaceutical/FMCG environment.
• Highly organized with good time management skills.
• Ability to influence without direct management responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine electrical & mechanical maintenance and fault finding.
• Provide mechanical support for maintenance, installation, and repair.
• Complete essential paperwork and risk assessments on time.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Fault finding

Lean/Quick Kaizens

Education

Associated City & Guilds / ONC / HNC / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)

Job description

Job Description

Colorcon is a world leader in the design and development of specialty excipients for solid oral dosages for the pharmaceutical and nutritional industries. We deliver superior product quality, unparalleled technical support, extensive regulatory assistance, and reliably supply from multiple locations, with our EMEA Headquarters located in Dartford, Kent.

We are a successful company thanks to our diverse workforce and global reach. We believe that our operating principles define our culture, values and organizations and are key to achieving our mission and vision, strategies and goals

Platinum Rule: We treat others the way we want to be treated

Empowerment: We trust our colleagues with responsibility and decision-making

Keep Getting Better: We create an environment for constant improvement, to be the best we can

Teamwork: We embrace the value of collaboration; work together to exceed what is possible as individuals

Customer Focus: We put our customers’ needs at the heart of everything we do

Global Respect: We are of a diverse world and behave with respect for the communities in which we operate

Our People Enjoy a Wide Offering of Employee Benefits, including but not limited to:

• Annual Salary Review
• Target Bonus Scheme
• Spot Bonus Scheme
• Overtime/Shift pay
• Holiday Entitlement – starts at 25 days plus BH (ceiling of 26 days) plus holiday buy of up to 5 days
• Long Service Awards – starting at 5 years
• Private Medical Cover – single cover, 50% employee contribution to family cover
• Virtual GP app
• Private Dental Cover – single cover
• PHI - Income Replacement Insurance (in the event of long-term sickness)
• Life Assurance – 4 times salary
• Company Pension Scheme – double match of contributions to 10%
• Discounted shopping portal and dining out cards
• Employee Assistance Programme – all household members (24hrs, 7 days/wk)
• Subsidised Staff Restaurant
• Training and Development
• Company well-being programme
• Free car park – inc electric car charging points

Colorcon is committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and an inclusive and equitable work environment. This includes all employment-related decisions and business dealings on the basis of , , , , , , , , or any other legally protected status.

We are currently seeking an Electrical & Mechanical Engineer working shift hours within the Engineering Team. Working hours are Monday to Friday 2pm to 10pm (finishing 8.30pm on Friday). This is a full-time permanent position and will be based in Dartford.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Carry out routine electrical & mechanical, and where trained appropriately, minor electrical maintenance, fault finding and repair to all Dry, Wet, dispensary and associated plant manufacturing equipment / building services, ensuring full compliance with cGMP, the Company’s Quality Assurance Policy and SOPs. Also including services and equipment in the warehouse, labs, offices, plant rooms, external and other areas as required.

Provide on-going mechanical support for best practice maintenance, installation, service and repair / fault diagnosis / improvement / modification of manufacturing equipment / related building services, also across other areas of site as required.

To ensure Risk Assessments, Permits to Work, Work Instructions, and all other job specific paper work are completed on time and on-going are kept up to date.

To carry out any specific tasks / small projects as requested by the Engineering Supervisor.

To carry out a verbal and if necessary written hand over at the end of the shift to the incoming shift team and / or relevant shift supervisor to ensure that any critical operational information is passed on (e.g. unresolved problems / potential issues)

To ensure that company management systems are understood and appropriate actions are taken to work within the management systems put in place relating to ISO9001/14001/45001, and any other safe systems of work.

Qualifications

• Associated City & Guilds / ONC / HNC / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Skills and Experience

• Time served Apprentice
• Several years’ experience within a Pharmaceutical/FMCG environment or at a minimum, a closely related industry
• Highly organized with good time management skills
• Ability to influence without direct management responsibility
• Use of CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)
• Fault Finding on machinery
• Lean/Quick Kaizens
• Completion of Planned Maintenance electronically and via paperwork

Only applicants with proven right to work within the UK will be considered.