Night-Shift Process Maintenance Technician (24-Month FTC)

AstraZeneca; Athlone; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca’s Alexion Rare Disease unit in Athlone is seeking a Process Maintenance Technician on a 24-month fixed term contract. The role focuses on maintenance, repair, troubleshooting and equipment replacement to keep production lines running safely and reliably.

You will support installations, manage maintenance documentation and coordinate activities with service vendors, while ensuring adherence to cGMP and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Proven CMMS and Calibration Systems experience.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of GMP requirements for process equipment, instrumentation and calibration.
• Six Sigma/lean knowledge is advantageous.
• Degree or technical certification in mechanical/electrical fields.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Environmental, Health and Safety responsibilities.
• Support new equipment installations and product introductions.
• Maintain the Maintenance Quality System per SOPs and cGMP.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns promptly to minimise downtime.
• Assist in maintenance documentation and record-keeping.
• Provide technical support to Operations, Validation, Engineering and Quality.
• Support training of junior Maintenance Technicians.
• Provide on-call support during operations, projects and shutdown activities as required.

Skills

CMMS experience

Quality Management Systems

Interpersonal & problem-solving

GMP knowledge

Six Sigma/Lean (advantage)

Decision making under constraints

Education

Associated Degree/Technical certification in mechanical or electrical

Tools

CMMS Software

Calibration Systems

SOP documentation

Job description

AstraZeneca’s Alexion Rare Disease unit in Athlone is seeking a Process Maintenance Technician on a 24-month fixed term contract. The role focuses on maintenance, repair, troubleshooting and equipment replacement to keep production lines running safely and reliably.

You will support installations, manage maintenance documentation and coordinate activities with service vendors, while ensuring adherence to cGMP and quality standards.