Senior Mechanical Lead – cGMP, Safety & Team Oversight

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies; Billingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call allowance

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies in Billingham is seeking a hands‑on Senior Mechanical Maintenance Technician to supervise a small team and drive maintenance excellence, ensuring safety and compliance.

You will lead breakdown responses, manage the Permit to Work process, and maintain cGMP records with SAP/CMMS familiarity. This role offers a path to develop multi‑skill capability on a major site.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in mechanical maintenance.
• Experience in a cGMP or similarly regulated environment.
• Ability to work independently to exacting standards and lead by example.
• Experience with IT/CMMS systems (SAP beneficial).

Responsibilities

• Lead and line‑manage a small multi‑disciplinary maintenance team: set priorities, oversee training and development, coach for safety and quality.
• Champion Safety, Quality, and Engineering best practice: run toolbox talks; ensure work complies with statutory and site standards.
• Act as a key contact in daily maintenance triage meetings; coordinate breakdowns and injected work across assets and site services.
• Perform advanced fault diagnosis, servicing, and maintenance to manufacturer standards; interpret drawings and manuals.
• Own the Permit to Work process for your team: manage multi‑trade permit acceptances; safe handover of plant/equipment.
• Ensure cGMP and CMMS/SAP records are complete, accurate, and audit‑ready.
• Collaborate with planners to report daily progress and deliverables for your team.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance planning

Safety & quality

Analytical thinking

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 Mechanical Maintenance

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies in Billingham is seeking a hands‑on Senior Mechanical Maintenance Technician to supervise a small team and drive maintenance excellence, ensuring safety and compliance.

You will lead breakdown responses, manage the Permit to Work process, and maintain cGMP records with SAP/CMMS familiarity. This role offers a path to develop multi‑skill capability on a major site.