Plant Technician: GMP Maintenance & Reliability Expert

Ethypharm; Morebath; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Bonus scheme

Holiday entitlement 25-30 days

Job summary

Ethypharm is seeking a hands-on Plant Technician to maintain plant, utilities and manufacturing equipment at the Romford site. The role focuses on safe, efficient maintenance in a GMP environment and requires strong problem-solving and attention to detail.

The successful candidate will perform planned and reactive maintenance, read technical documentation, and keep meticulous records while ensuring compliance with SOPs and site procedures. This is a full-time role with regular daytime hours.

Qualifications

• Experience carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Experience diagnosing faults and supporting repairs on plant or production-related equipment.
• Educated to A Level, City & Guilds Level 2, BTEC, NVQ or equivalent.
• GCSE English and Maths at grade A-C / 4-9 or equivalent.
• City & Guilds, BTEC, NVQ or UK-recognised equivalent in an engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance, routine inspections and reactive maintenance on plant, utilities, facilities systems and associated equipment.
• Attend breakdowns promptly, diagnose faults and resolve issues effectively to minimise downtime.
• Support investigations into plant, equipment and utility failures, helping to identify root causes and actions to prevent recurrence.
• Read and interpret technical manuals, drawings, maintenance instructions and engineering documentation.
• Complete repairs, adjustments, replacements and testing of mechanical and electrical plant equipment where competent to do so.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely, accurately and in accordance with GMP, SOPs, risk assessments and site procedures.
• Complete maintenance records, engineering logs and documentation accurately and in line with data integrity requirements.
• Escalate incidents, deviations, defects, hazards and compliance concerns to line management promptly.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Fault diagnosis

Reading manuals

Safety focus

Education

A Level or equivalent

GCSE English & Maths

Engineering qualification

Job description

Ethypharm is seeking a hands-on Plant Technician to maintain plant, utilities and manufacturing equipment at the Romford site. The role focuses on safe, efficient maintenance in a GMP environment and requires strong problem-solving and attention to detail.

The successful candidate will perform planned and reactive maintenance, read technical documentation, and keep meticulous records while ensuring compliance with SOPs and site procedures. This is a full-time role with regular daytime hours.