Maintenance Technician

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the vaccine manufacturing sector is seeking a senior maintenance technician in Milton Keynes. The successful candidate will provide essential maintenance support, working on mechanical and electrical systems within a highly regulated environment. This role requires a collaborative approach and a strong commitment to safety and quality standards.

Benefits

Competitive salary including bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment desirable.
• Ability to read and use standard operating procedures and technical drawings.
• Knowledge and understanding of steam systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute planned maintenance, breakdown repairs, and installations.
• Coach and mentor peers to support team development.
• Define service levels with internal business units.

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnosing

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Education

Experience in mechanical, electrical, or controls-based systems

Knowledge of SAP

Job description

Job Description

Position Overview

Working within the operations maintenance Integrated Process Team (IPT), the maintenance technician will provide technical maintenance engineering support for planned and reactive maintenance activities within our vaccine manufacturing facilities located at Milton Keynes.

The senior maintenance technician will have the aptitude and capability to work individually or as part of a small integral team, dedicated to a series of manufacturing streams on a range of process and facility assets.

Ideally, the senior maintenance technician will be multi-skilled, with ability to confidently fault find, diagnose, and rectify issues on mechanical, electrical or controls-based manufacturing machinery and systems.

Your responsibilities:

• Execute planned maintenance, breakdown repairs, refurbishment, installation, and modifications to plant and services.
• Working safely to current statutory legislation and industry guidance.
• Collaboratively working together with peers, internal stakeholders and external contract partners to complete maintenance activities.

• The senior maintenance technician will demonstrate the ability to coach and mentor peers and team members to share skills and knowledge, supporting the overall development of the team.

• Engagement with internal IPT business unit customers, to define service levels and deliver the agreed outcomes.
• Strive for continuous improvement to minimize downtime, enhance plant availability, efficiency, productivity, and product quality.
• Responsible for organising permits to work and service interruption notifications.
• Responsible for the execution of planned electrical, mechanical maintenance and statutory inspections.
• Liaising with internal customers to proactively identify and remediate emerging technical issues.

Your background:

• Experience in mechanical, electrical, or controls-based systems role.
• Background in manufacturing, ideally in a highly regulated environment.
• Knowledge in electrical switchgear and controls.

• Knowledge of SAP and other relevant building management systems.

• Ability to effectively use written documents like standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintenance work instructions, Engineering technical drawings, electrical schematics.
• Knowledge and understanding of steam systems and utility services preferred.
• Knowledge of pressure vessels (process and utility vessels) preferred.
• Knowledge of autoclaves and high-speed centrifuges preferred but not essential.
• Knowledge of pure water generation and distribution services preferred but not essential.

We are offering a competitive salary incl. bonus and many other benefits. The ideal candidate must be a good communicator and able to work as part of a team.

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Regular

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Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

06/11/2025

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Requisition ID:R344475