Maintenance Technician

Role Overview

The primary purpose of the role is to:

• Maximise equipment reliability and uptime within assigned manufacturing Value Streams.
• Perform preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Support manufacturing operations by reducing equipment downtime.
• Drive continuous improvement, asset care, and equipment excellence initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, Health & Safety, Environmental, and FDA requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance & Reliability

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Diagnose and repair electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation faults.
• Support Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) activities.
• Improve Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) metrics.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records through CMMS systems.

Manufacturing Support

• Provide technical support to designated Value Streams.
• Minimise production downtime through rapid response to breakdowns.
• Support New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Contractors, and Equipment Suppliers.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead Total Asset Care initiatives.
• Participate in Lean and 5S programmes.
• Support Manufacturing Equipment Excellence strategies.
• Identify and implement process and equipment improvements.

Compliance & Safety

• Follow GMP, FDA, Environmental, and Health & Safety requirements.
• Ensure safe operation of equipment.
• Manage contractor compliance and waste disposal practices.
• Adhere to company policies and procedures.

Essential Technical Skills

The ideal candidate should have experience with:

Electrical & Automation

• Electrical troubleshooting and repair
• Electronic diagnostics
• PLC programming and fault finding
• Drives and motion control systems
• HMI programming
• Robotics

Manufacturing Equipment

• High-speed automated production equipment
• Vision systems
• Pneumatic systems
• Hydraulic systems
• Label printers and application systems

IT & Control Systems

• Windows networking
• SCADA systems
• FactoryTalk ProductionCentre (desirable)
• General programming knowledge

Quality & Regulatory

• FDA-regulated manufacturing environments
• GMP requirements
• Cleanroom operations

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