EI&C Maintenance Engineer

Our client, a global market leader in the production and process support of active pharmaceutical ingredients, both in the chemical and biotechnology sectors, is recruiting for a EI&C Maintenance Engineer for a 12-month contract with extension.

This is an onsite role based in Visp, Switzerland
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The EI&C Maintenance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliable operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of electrical, instrumentation, and control systems within a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment. The role serves as the key interface between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Automation teams to ensure equipment availability, process reliability, compliance, and operational excellence.

• Maintain and support electrical, instrumentation, automation, and process control systems across manufacturing and utility facilities.
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve electrical, instrumentation, and automation-related issues to minimize downtime.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
• Support root cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Ensure all maintenance activities are executed in compliance with GMP, safety, and quality requirements.

• Support and maintain DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) and related automation infrastructure.
• Participate in configuration reviews, troubleshooting, testing, and implementation of automation changes.
• Collaborate with Automation Engineers and Process Engineers to optimize control strategies and plant performance.
• Support system upgrades, lifecycle management, and validation activities.

• Provide support for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), preferably Syncade.
• Assist in troubleshooting production execution and batch record issues.
• Support integration activities between automation systems, MES, and business systems when required.

• Receive, assess, and understand maintenance and technical requests from Operations.
• Prioritize work orders based on plant impact, safety, quality, and production requirements.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with production schedules to minimize operational disruption.
• Ensure accurate documentation of maintenance activities in SAP.

• Operate and make decisions in accordance with GMP regulations and internal quality standards.
• Support change controls, deviations, investigations, risk assessments, and qualification activities.
• Ensure all documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintenance processes, and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to reliability engineering initiatives and asset management strategies.
• Participate in cross-functional improvement projects and commissioning activities.

• Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Finance,
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Process Control Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline (HF, BSc, or MSc).
• Several years of experience in industrial maintenance, automation, or process manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering and industrial instrumentation.
• Practical experience with DeltaV Process Control Systems (PLS/DCS).
• Basic knowledge of instrumentation and electrical systems.
• SAP maintenance module knowledge is advantageous.
• Experience with MES systems, preferably Syncade, is advantageous.
• Knowledge of troubleshooting methodologies and root cause analysis techniques.
• Fluent German language skills;
  English proficiency is an advantage.
• Good understanding of GMP-regulated operations.