Engineering Technician

Diomed Developments Ltd.; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Diomed Developments Ltd. is hiring a Shift Technician for the Aeropak site in Great Yarmouth. The role operates on a two-shift pattern within a clean, high-quality pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

You will work with packaging equipment, perform set-ups and change-overs, and ensure all records are accurately completed while supporting production plans and team communication.

Qualifications

• FMCG/pharma packaging and production equipment experience required.
• Ability to follow procedures and complete auditable paperwork.
• Electrical/mechanical engineering knowledge beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Set up and change-overs for filling and packaging equipment.
• Respond to line running issues to minimise downtime.
• Disassemble, assemble and clean packaging equipment parts.
• Ensure auditable paperwork is completed accurately.
• Store machine change parts correctly and securely.
• Support adherence to weekly production plans.

Skills

Safety-conscious

Pharma/FMCG packaging

Follow instructions

Mechanical engineering

MS Office proficiency

Customer service mindset

Self-motivated / can-do

Team player / communicator

Engineering NVQ (or equivalent)

Electrical/Mechanical engineering

Education

NVQ in Engineering

Job description

Aeropak – Great Yarmouth – Full Time (shifts)

Due to continued successful development, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Shift Technician to join our highly successful and dynamic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing site in Great Yarmouth, where a wide variety of medicines and healthcare products are manufactured and released to the market.

Diomed Developments is a continuously expanding, fully integrated company, comprising research, development, manufacture, marketing and distribution activities.

Working in a clean manufacturing environment where the highest quality standards are observed, you will work as part of the Engineering team to ensure production plan adherence.

This position will be hands on, working a two-shift pattern.

Key Responsibilities:

• Filling and packaging equipment set-up/change-overs.
• Responding to line running issues.
• Equipment disassembly, assembly and parts cleaning.
• Ensuring all auditable paperwork is completed correctly.
• Ensuring the correct storage of all machine change parts.
• Ensuring adherence to weekly production plans.

Key attributes/skills:

• Ability to work safely and in a controlled manner.
• Experience in an FMCG or pharmaceutical environment working with packaging and manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to follow instructions with accuracy.
• Experience of mechanical engineering and packaging equipment.
• Competent computer user with experience of Microsoft software packages.
• Determination to provide a high degree of 'customer service' to the production teams.
• Self-motivated with a proactive 'can do' attitude.
• Team focused and a good communicator.
• NVQ (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
• Electrical/Mechanical Engineering experience.