Maintenance Technician — Lab & Scientific Equipment

Sygnature Discovery Limited; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced family friendly policies

Sygnature Group pension scheme

1 paid volunteer day

Job summary

Sygnature Discovery Limited is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to join the Facilities team. The role focuses on hands-on maintenance and compliance across laboratory and plant equipment at our Nottingham site, with occasional travel to Alderley Park, Tytherington and Glasgow.

A full valid driving licence is essential. You will perform routine, preventative and reactive maintenance, fault-find issues, and support SOPs and records, ensuring safety and minimal disruption to scientific

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent).
• Previous experience working in a laboratory or scientific environment is essential.
• Experience of maintaining mechanical and/or electrical plant and equipment, ideally within a regulated or scientific setting.
• Experience of fault-finding and troubleshooting equipment issues, including liaison with external engineers and suppliers.
• Strong practical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently with scientific staff, contractors and manufacturers.
• Well organised, with the ability to manage a varied workload and competing priorities independently.
• A methodical and safety-conscious approach to work.
• Reporting hazards, unsafe conditions, incidents, accidents, or any concerns as well as opportunities for improvements as soon as possible in line with local procedures.

Responsibilities

• Carry out in-house inspections, routine maintenance, and preventative and reactive maintenance of laboratory and plant equipment.
• Undertake fault-finding of equipment and building-related issues.
• Schedule and coordinate planned preventative maintenance (PPM) checks in line with the site maintenance schedule.
• Assist with compliance-related checks, including Legionella flushing and associated temperature checks, emergency light testing, and fire door and fire equipment inspections.
• Assist with face velocity and local exhaust ventilation (LEV) checks, supporting the site’s LEV competent person.
• Assist with PUWER and LOLER-related inspections as and when required.
• Produce, review and update in-house Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) relevant to the role.
• Liaise with manufacturers, suppliers and contractors to troubleshoot issues that cannot be resolved in-house, ensuring timely resolution.
• Organise on-site engineer visits as required, hosting engineers and ensuring safe systems of work are followed throughout.
• Maintaining the highest standards of health and safety and complying with all relevant Sygnature policies and procedures.
• Peeping equipment records and SOPs accurate and up to date.

Job description

Sygnature Discovery Limited is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to join the Facilities team. The role focuses on hands-on maintenance and compliance across laboratory and plant equipment at our Nottingham site, with occasional travel to Alderley Park, Tytherington and Glasgow.

A full valid driving licence is essential. You will perform routine, preventative and reactive maintenance, fault-find issues, and support SOPs and records, ensuring safety and minimal disruption to scientific