Engineering Manager (Shift)

Autolus Limited; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceuticals company is seeking an Engineering Manager responsible for maintaining critical equipment and managing a team within GMP standards. This role involves planning maintenance, ensuring safety, and fostering continuous improvement while working in a regulated environment. Candidates must have a background in engineering with strong leadership and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in a clean room or regulated environment.
• Experience in managing planned preventive maintenance.
• Knowledge of HVAC and utility systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multiskilled engineering team.
• Plan and complete maintenance in GMP facility.
• Conduct risk assessments prior to maintenance work.

Skills

Team leadership experience

Knowledge of GMP standards

Working in a regulated environment

Education

Bachelor of Science – Relevant engineering degree

Tools

CMMS

Control systems (PLC)

Job description

• The Engineering Manager will be responsible for maintaining specialist pharmaceutical equipment and facility installations to support our manufacturing and QC operations.
• They will be primarily responsible for the shift team supporting equipment breakdown repairs & on-going maintenance work of manufacturing equipment and associated utility systems.
• They will plan and complete a range of reactive & planned maintenance works associated within the GMP facility & lab as well as order and maintain critical spares.
• The role will be shift based.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership of a multiskilled engineering team.
• Own and actively progress teams work load and professional development.
• Responding to fast paced and complex equipment needs.
• Lead and structure problem solving to diagnose faults and repair of equipment breakdowns.
• Foster continuous improvement mind set, focus on root cause, elimination actions.
• Represent Engineering Dept at multi departmental meetings.
• Work with equipment suppliers planning for and during major maintenance activities
• Ensuring equipment is handed back to production in 100% safe condition.
• Conducting risk assessment prior to any maintenance work.
• Verifying GDP, ALCOA, GMP and GEP practices are followed in CMMS
• Creating maintenance procedures (Including writing SOPs).
• Managing contractors and their activities.
• Providing support to Facilities, Validation and Capital Project Engineering as required.
• Provide SME support to other business functions.

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Demonstrated skills and competencies

P – Preferred

Experience

• Team leadership experience (E)
• 3 years of working within a clean room or regulated environment. (P)
• Working in a Pharmaceutical or other heavily regulated industry. (E)
• HVAC, compressed gases, and integrated control systems knowledge. (P)
• Operating within the requirements of a Quality Management system. (E)
• Equipment validation lifecycle knowledge. (P)
• Control system (PLC) experience. (E)
• CMMS experience (E)
• Experience of managing and performing planned preventive maintenance. (E)
• Experience in GMP standard quality management systems (i.e. CAPAs, CCs & Deviations) (E)

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science – Relevant engineering degree or HNC/D with relevant experience.

Skills/Specialist knowledge

• Working with small/medium scale manufacturing and analytical equipment.
• Pharmaceutical utility systems and controls.
• BMS and EMS.
• Clean room operations.
• Knowledge and expertise in small scale pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment. (P)
• Knowledge of current standards, procedures, and controls for GMP cleanroom facilities and equipment. (P)
• Knowledge and expertise in utility systems from HVAC to medical gasses etc. (E)

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Created on 17/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom