Engineering Technician

AstraZeneca; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Private healthcare

Holiday allowance

Training opportunities

Job summary

AstraZeneca plc in Macclesfield is seeking an Engineering Technician to maintain and calibrate manufacturing equipment within a GMP environment. You will resolve faults, lead improvements, and mentor junior technicians in a fast-paced site.

The role emphasizes equipment reliability, proactive problem-solving, and collaboration with engineering teams to meet production demands and sustain high asset performance.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship in Engineering HNC (or equivalent) in an electrical or multiskilled engineering field.
• Demonstrated delivery of results in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Fault finding in electrical services.
• Knowledge of the principles of work planning & control – able to plan and manage own workload.
• Ability to determine the root cause of breakdowns and implement preventative actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and maintenance processes e.g. 5S, RCM, TPM.
• Ability to coach and provide training to operational teams.
• Good working knowledge of computer systems such as SAP, Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Operating knowledge of procedures and compliance with GMP & SHE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Hold responsibility for maintaining and calibrating manufacturing equipment and support systems in accordance with maintenance strategies and schedules of work.
• Provide timely response to breakdowns and maximise equipment availability.
• Lead fault-finding and problem-solving to reduce downtime and improve asset performance.
• Set up systems/equipment in a timely manner with right-first-time output.
• Lead formal and informal training of less experienced Technicians and mentor Operators.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects using lean/manufacturing tools and support change initiatives.
• Ensure GMP, SHE and productivity investigation processes are followed.
• Collaborate with engineering colleagues to drive ongoing business improvements.

Skills

Fault finding

Work planning

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Coaching training

Education

Engineering HNC apprenticeship

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Engineering Technician

Location: Macclesfield, UK

Competitive salary and benefits

Make a positive impact, in a team where it means more

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being ambitious, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

This is a fantastic opportunity as an Engineering Technician based at our Macclesfield campus. The site supplies products for most of the AstraZeneca therapy areas for global markets, and thus has phenomenal opportunities. You will be aligned to an area which is benefiting from large investment, and this is an excellent opportunity to experience this unique fast moving and dynamic environment whilst ensuring production levels meet given demands in a period of change.

In this role, you will deliver and sustain business objectives through providing engineering (Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation) expertise to maintain equipment / systems, resolving problems and implementing improvements, whilst always following GMP, SHE, and Financial requirements.

What you’ll do:

Hold responsibility for maintaining and calibrating manufacturing equipment and support systems in accordance with maintenance strategies and schedules of work. The manufacturing process takes place in a controlled GMP environment adding a unique rigour and methodical approach to the maintenance programme of work.

By providing good customer service and maximising equipment availability, you will ensure a timely response to breakdowns, and provision of effective customer feedback. Through systematic fault-finding and problem solving, you will strive to understand instances of downtime, improve availability through identification of maintenance improvement, and drive the asset up-time by detailed investigation ensuring the delivery of closure actions.

You will set up systems / equipment in a timely manner, and right first time in order that functional performance aligns with operational parameters and statutory requirements. You will lead formal and informal training of less experienced Technicians, and mentor Operators to improve asset performance.

Using lean and manufacturing tools (such as RCM, RCA and CBM) you will actively participate in and deliver continuous improvement activities and projects. Working with your engineering colleagues you will support change initiatives required to drive ongoing business improvements by ensuring positive and constructive communication to enable and establish effective team working.

A good ability to fault find using structured problem-solving tools to support the GMP, SHE or productivity investigation processes. Working within a highly compliant and regulated industry you will ensure that GMP, and SHE regulations are adhered to.

Essential Requirements:

• Recognised apprenticeship in Engineering HNC (or equivalent) in an electrical or multiskilled engineering field
• Demonstrated delivery of results in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• Experience in Fault finding in electrical services
• Knowledge of the principles of work planning & control – able to plan and manage own workload
• Ability to determine the root cause of breakdowns and implement preventative actions to prevent reoccurrence
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and maintenance processes e.g. 5S, RCM, TPM
• Ability to coach and provide training to operational teams
• Good working knowledge of computer systems such as SAP, Microsoft Word and Excel
• Operating knowledge of procedures and compliance with GMP & SHE requirements.

Desirable Requirements

• IEE/IET 18th Edition
• PLC fault finding
• Experience of working in a pharmaceutical environment

This position is internally aligned to SA91 Grade 10.

Please note: This role will involve working shifts and will therefore include a shift allowance. The rota will be discussed more at interview stage.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work five days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

There are so many fantastic employee benefits that AstraZeneca offer! A competitive salary, private healthcare, a fantastic holiday allowance, phenomenal training and development opportunities, and much more.

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.