Platform Engineer (Oral & Solid Dose)

GlaxoSmithKline; Ware; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharma company in Ware is seeking an Engineer for their Oral Solid Dose department. The role involves providing technical support for tablet manufacturing and driving improvements in quality and performance. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and a background in regulated environments. The position offers opportunities for professional development and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive base Salary

Annual bonus based on company performance

Opportunities for professional development

Access to healthcare and wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in highly regulated (GMP) environments.
• Capable of managing engineering work on complex manufacturing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering expertise for tablet manufacturing processes.
• Support continuous improvement and compliance with quality standards.
• Drive conformance to asset maintenance strategies.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Job description

Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Ware
Posted Date: May 13 2025

GSK are looking for a talented Engineer with a strong manufacturing background to work within the Oral Solid Dose (OSD) department supporting end to end tablet manufacturing (Dispensing, Granulation, Compression, Coating, Packing) to provide Engineering technical support of production equipment and associated plant.

The successful candidate will be expected to deliver professional engineering expertise for unit operations to ensure demonstrated design, installation and performance is maintained and continuously improved during the operational life cycle of the equipment. This extends to ensuring that business improvement upgrades, modifications and adaptations are implemented to meet quality, safety and performance targets. The role operates under the direction of an Engineering Manager with support from technical authorities across multiple equipment Platforms.

The Ware Campus is seeing a significant amount of capital investment, seeing multiple large capital asset refreshment programmes in place across the campus. The successful candidate will influence and provide technical guidance facilitating this expansion as well as supporting the current production equipment.

Key Responsibilities (include..,):

• Developing/delivering improvements across OSD platforms and associated Infrastructure on site (supporting documentation and validation reviews), working with equipment manufacturers where necessary.

• Frequent interaction with Quality and Safety Practitioners and Regulatory bodies (via regulatory GMP audits and product market-specific audits). This may include preparing and presenting at Technical Quality Audits.

• Delivering (and promoting) a culture of improving the performance of Safety, Quality, Cost and Customer Service, ensuring root causing and problem solving are carried out and corrective/ preventative actions are implemented.

• Supporting and driving conformance to asset maintenance strategy and integrating Continuous Improvement techniques (looking to further integrate digital and data processes to optimize operational effectiveness of the plant).

• Improvement of procedures relevant to the OSD Engineering Department.

About You:

• Knowledge of and experience of working within highly regulated (GMP) environments

• A good standard of numeracy and literacy is essential. You will be a willing learner and a good communicator who takes personal accountability, ownership and action. Good verbal, written and computer communication skills are required

• Process safety awareness including risk management

• Capable of managing packages of Engineering work on complex manufacturing equipment

• Understanding of basic OE and leadership principles

About Ware Manufacturing Site:

We are co-located with our R&D colleagues and recently opened a new, state-of-the-art oral solid dose facility at Ware. At this location our scientists, technicians and engineers (from R&D and Global Supply Chain – GSC) work collaboratively together (using the latest technologies) to rapidly knowledge transfer and deliver GSK’s most innovative, medicines faster and more efficiently. On site we produce over 60 million respiratory inhalers each year with growing demand in future years. The site also processes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) for use both on site and other manufacturing sites in our network.

CLOSING DATE for applications: Tuesday 27th of May 2025 (COB)

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or Bachelor of Science (BSc) in an Engineering discipline (or relevant experience and working towards)

• Relevant experience of working within manufacturing engineering teams

Benefits:

GSK offers a range of benefits to its employees, which include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive base Salary

• Annual bonus based on company performance

• Opportunities to partake in on the job training courses

• Opportunities to attend and partake in industry conferences

• Opportunities for support for professional development and chartership (GSK are accredited by IET, IMechE, IChemE and other professional bodies)

• Access to healthcare and wellbeing programmes

• Employee recognition programmes

If you would like to learn more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK we would suggest looking at our webpage Life at GSK | GSK.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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