Plant Engineer

Kindeva Drug Delivery; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in pharmaceutical manufacturing is seeking a Plant Engineer to join their team in Loughborough. This vital role involves troubleshooting and repair of complex machinery while supporting continuous improvement initiatives. Candidates should have substantial experience in maintenance engineering within a regulated environment and a passion for innovation and teamwork.

Benefits

Attractive compensation package including a bonus

Company pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)

25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 support

Life assurance of four times life cover salary

Wellness programmes

Employee recognition program

Free on-site parking

Discount and cashback at many retailers

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ maintenance experience in a GMP environment.
• Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, or Multiskilled Engineering.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety Standards and Maintenance Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance activities and respond to emergency maintenance requests.
• Provide a general maintenance engineering service to manufacturing.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and training of apprentices.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Troubleshooting skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent qualification

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Our Work Matters

At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.

Our Work Matters

At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.

Role Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer who thrives on variety, solving problems, and wants to grow their career within a company that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

This vital role, where you will use your knowledge and experience to troubleshoot and repair a wide range of complex machinery and systems, joining a supportive team where your contributions make a real difference to the overall sites performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Carry out maintenance activities as scheduled by the plant engineering supervisor.
• Provide technical support/respond to emergency maintenance requests from external groups.
• Responsible person for assigned legislative documents.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide a general maintenance engineering service to manufacturing & support areas.
• Provide planned and emergency maintenance support (breakdown resolution, fault finding, planned and preventative maintenance) for site utilities and manufacturing.
• Ensure all engineering activities are carried out to the necessary standard complying with safety, cGMP & company requirements.
• Execute specific assigned projects & balance workload against priorities, as required.
• Keep abreast of technological innovation & evolving regulatory standards.
• Assist in on-going development of the site CMMS system.
• Training & development of engineering apprentices.
• Ability to work to the 5S principles within the workspace.
  
  

Skills & Experience

• 3+ years’ maintenance experience, with a knowledge and understanding of Mechanical, Pneumatic & Electrical systems in a GMP regulated environment.
• Time served apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, or Multiskilled Engineering.
• Knowledge of: Health & Safety Standards, Manufacturing Plant, Maintenance Engineering, Formal fault finding, Generation and distribution of site utilities, and Control systems.
• Understanding of maintenance practices including planned, reactive, and predictive maintenance.
• Good understanding of GMP standards.
• Computer literate, familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel
  
  

Key Capabilities

• Demonstrate ability to develop pharmaceutical plant knowledge.
• Good organisational, interpersonal, and time management skills.
• Enthusiastic, flexible, conscientious and proactive in approach.
• Take a positive approach to own training and development.
• Good decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and numerical aptitude skills
• Good communication skills
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently
  
  

What We Offer

• Attractive compensation package including a bonus plus 27% shift premium.
• Company pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution).
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays) plus service days after 5 years.
• Company sick pay.
• Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential helpline support for employee and immediate family.
• Life assurance of four times life cover salary.
• Wellness programmes.
• Employee recognition program.
• Employee development.
• Free on-site parking.
• Discount and cashback at many retailers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Flu vaccinations.
• Employee referral scheme.
  
  

Additional Information

Working Hours: Onsite – working across a 3-shift pattern which will require working days and nights.

Location: Derby Road, Loughborough

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

We believe our people make the difference at Kindeva, we look for skilled, passionate, and driven professionals to come and work with us to help us excel in manufacturing technologies and processes, which bring lifesaving products to patients worldwide.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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