Night Shift Machine Technician - Drive Line Uptime

STADA Arzneimittel AG; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Shift allowance

Annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

On-site canteen

Health benefits

Wellbeing support

Electric Car Scheme

Enhanced Family Leave

Job summary

STADA UK Thornton & Ross in Huddersfield is seeking a dedicated production maintenance technician to own the performance and availability of manufacturing equipment on night shifts. You will drive rapid set‑ups, smooth changeovers, and proactive maintenance to keep lines moving and quality intact.

You'll lead continuous improvement initiatives, partner with project teams to introduce new equipment, and ensure GMP and MHRA/BSI documentation is kept up to date.

Qualifications

• Experience as a technician in a production environment, ideally with GMP/FMCG exposure.
• Background as an engineer, technician or setter working directly with production machinery.
• Familiar with GMP in Pharma or FMCG and high-throughput manufacturing environments.
• Understanding of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and driving line efficiency gains.
• Knowledge of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and how it improves reliability.

Responsibilities

• Slash changeover times by refining procedures and upgrading equipment for fast, reliable changeovers.
• React quickly to breakdowns, coordinate support, and engineer out repeat faults to minimise downtime.
• Build and continuously improve a robust maintenance programme including spares strategy.
• Lead continuous improvement activity with line leaders to boost line efficiency.
• Partner with project teams to introduce new equipment smoothly from selection to trials and documentation.
• Safeguard quality and compliance by following GMP and MHRA/BSI documentation standards.

Skills

Level 3 mechanical qualification

GMP experience

OEE awareness

Preventative maintenance

Maintenance planning

Education

Level 3 mechanical qualification

Job description

STADA UK Thornton & Ross in Huddersfield is seeking a dedicated production maintenance technician to own the performance and availability of manufacturing equipment on night shifts. You will drive rapid set‑ups, smooth changeovers, and proactive maintenance to keep lines moving and quality intact.

You'll lead continuous improvement initiatives, partner with project teams to introduce new equipment, and ensure GMP and MHRA/BSI documentation is kept up to date.