Maintenance Technician

Avantor; Nijmegen; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Technician at our Nijmegen site. You will coordinate and execute maintenance, calibration, utilities, and facilities activities to ensure reliable operation of technical systems, equipment, and building services in a regulated environment.

Role requires GMP awareness, SAP PM proficiency, and collaboration with suppliers and cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and capital projects while maintaining safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Technical qualification in Engineering, Facilities Management, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience in facilities, maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, or technical operations.
• Experience in regulated industrial environments (pharma/cleanroom) and GMP knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute daily facilities, maintenance, and engineering activities across the site.
• Ensure timely completion and documentation of preventive and corrective maintenance in SAP.
• Support operation of technical systems, utilities, facility equipment, and security systems.
• Ensure activities comply with cGMP requirements and regulatory standards.
• Assist in preventive maintenance programs for equipment, facilities, utilities, and pest control.
• Support technical production activities, including freeze-drying equipment preparation and operation.
• Manage spare parts inventory and liaise with suppliers and contractors.
• Coordinate technical improvement projects and capital investments.

Skills

Engineering background

Facilities management

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Maintenance planning

SAP PM / CMMS

cGMP knowledge

Education

Technical qualification in Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

The Opportunity: Maintenance Technician

Location: Nijmegen

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and hands‑on Maintenance Technician to join our team at our client's site in Nijmegen. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and executing maintenance, calibration, utilities, and facilities activities to ensure the reliable operation of technical systems, equipment, buildings, and security infrastructure. Working within a regulated environment, you will help ensure that engineering and maintenance activities are performed in compliance with current cGMP standards and applicable FDA and EU regulations. You will play a key role in supporting day‑to‑day operations, continuous improvement initiatives, and capital projects while maintaining a safe, efficient, and compliant facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute daily facilities, maintenance, and engineering activities across the site.
• Ensure the timely completion and accurate documentation of preventive and corrective maintenance work orders within SAP.
• Support the reliable operation of technical systems, utilities, facility equipment, building services, and security systems.
• Ensure maintenance and engineering activities comply with cGMP requirements, site procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining preventive maintenance programs for technical equipment, facilities, utilities, grounds, and pest control systems.
• Support technical production activities, including the preparation and operation of freeze‑drying equipment.
• Ensure the effective management and control of spare parts inventory.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers, contractors, and service providers.
• Support and coordinate technical improvement projects and capital investments.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute calibration activities.
• Raise purchase orders for spare parts, contractor support, and maintenance activities.
• Create and manage work order requests in SAP for corrective actions.
• Support change controls, deviations, investigations, and CAPA activities by providing technical input and implementing required actions.
• Review and process invoices related to maintenance and engineering activities.
• Maintain and update engineering procedures, documentation, and technical records.
• Participate actively in site and departmental meetings.
• Identify technical issues and proactively recommend improvements to equipment reliability, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Technical qualification in Engineering, Facilities Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Maintenance, or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in facilities, maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, or technical operations.
• Experience working within a regulated industrial environment, ideally within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, medical device, GMP, or cleanroom settings.
• Practical knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance methodologies, including troubleshooting, fault finding, root cause analysis, and equipment reliability activities.
• Experience using SAP PM or a similar Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Experience in one or more of the following areas would be highly beneficial: Calibration of production, laboratory, utility, or facility equipment.
• Utilities systems such as HVAC, compressed air, purified water, steam, chilled water, or other critical site services.
• Equipment maintenance, repair, and continuous reliability improvement.
• GMP-regulated manufacturing or cleanroom environments.
• Strong understanding of cGMP requirements, technical documentation practices, change controls, deviations, and CAPA processes.
• Ability to coordinate maintenance activities, support technical projects, manage contractors and suppliers, and work effective with cross-functional staff.
• Strong organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement, quality, safety, and operational excellence.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.

Why Join Us?

This position offers the opportunity to work in a highly technical and regulated environment where your expertise will directly contribute to operational excellence, compliance, and reliability. You will be part of a collaborative team that values safety, quality, continuous improvement, and professional development while supporting critical manufacturing and facility operations.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.

Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science. The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor. We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.

EEO Statement

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Avantor®

Avantor®, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global provider of mission‑critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities in the industries we serve. One of our greatest strengths comes from having a global infrastructure that is strategically located to support the needs of our customers. Our global footprint enables us to serve more than 225,000 customer locations and gives us extensive access to research laboratories and scientists in more than 180 countries. We set science in motion to create a better world.