Production Support Engineer - Reliability & Troubleshooting

Novartis; Noord-Brabant; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis in Baarle Nassau, Netherlands, is seeking a Production Support Engineer to keep critical production equipment running in a regulated environment. This hands-on role emphasizes reliability, troubleshooting, maintenance, and process improvements to support safe and continuous operations.

You will work with manufacturing and quality teams, perform calibration and inspections, manage spare parts, and develop documentation and training for production operators.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in maintenance in a production environment.
• Experience in regulated environments such as GMP.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to support reliable operation of production equipment.
• Troubleshoot equipment failures and implement timely, effective technical solutions.
• Execute inspection and calibration activities in line with defined protocols and standards.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to resolve technical challenges and align priorities.
• Manage spare parts administration in coordination with maintenance and reliability engineering.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through input on equipment and process enhancements.
• Develop technical documentation and support training for production operators where needed.

Skills

Maintenance troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Equipment maintenance

GMP knowledge

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree or related field

Tools

HVAC systems

Calibration tools

Spare parts management system

Job description

Novartis in Baarle Nassau, Netherlands, is seeking a Production Support Engineer to keep critical production equipment running in a regulated environment. This hands-on role emphasizes reliability, troubleshooting, maintenance, and process improvements to support safe and continuous operations.

You will work with manufacturing and quality teams, perform calibration and inspections, manage spare parts, and develop documentation and training for production operators.