Engineering Technician

• Pneumatics

We are looking for numerous qualified Engineering Technicians to join the Ware site’s engineering team to provide engineering expertise to support production activities and site operations (by performing a variety of tasks relating to manufacture of GSK’s products).

Engineering Technicians work in a team to support the highly skilled, diverse teams across production, quality, and technical functions at the site. Engineering Technicians conduct a wide range of engineering maintenance, calibrations, physical interventions and repair activities across specialist manufacturing, packing, and building services equipment.

• Performing planned, preventative and reactive electrical and mechanical maintenance activities on production and utilities equipment
• Calibration of critical process and utility equipment
• Fault finding, interrogation of control systems, problem solving and breakdown resolution across a variety of equipment
• Routine testing of HVAC systems including air quality
• Continuous improvement of production and utilities equipment and processes to support safety, quality, and reliability
• Completing statutory inspections / safe systems of work: ATEX, PUWER, Zero Access, LOTO, Permit to Work, Zero Access (plus High Voltage [HV] substation checks in some roles)
• Liaising with cross functional teams;
  Quality, Validation, Production, Logistics, and Technical.
• You may also be involved with project work (including commissioning and installing new equipment)
• Using site systems and engineering data to support diagnostics, compliance and equipment improvement
• Working with contractors, vendors, and service engineers to support safe and compliant completion of specialist work.

The site operates on a variety of shift patterns (depending on the department)

• 24/5 (12-hour shifts running Monday to Friday – includes night shifts)
• 24/7 (12-hour shifts running throughout the week – includes night shifts & weekend work)

The shift patterns can be discussed prior to & during interview stage and preferences will be considered.

Relevant engineering qualifications and / or experience is required (eg; HND / HNC, Engineering Apprenticeship). A good standard of numeracy and literacy is essential.

Please Note:

You will need to provide your Engineering Certificates as part of the recruitment process.

You will be a willing learner and a good communicator who takes personal accountability, ownership, and action to do the right thing. Good verbal, written and computer communication skills are needed, and you must be able to work within a team and follow standard processes. You must be able to work within a disciplined and regulated environment, as everything we do has a patient at the end of the supply chain.

We are particularly interested in applicants with hands-on experience in the following areas:

• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Calibration and Instrumentation
• Pneumatics
• Automation (the site standard is Siemens / Rockwell)

For some roles (particularly within Utilities & Facilities) we are also interested in:

• Electrical Distribution (including High Voltage)
• Controls and Building Management Systems (BMS)

We are co-located with our R&D colleagues and recently opened a new, state-of-the-art oral solid dose facility  this location our scientists, technicians and engineers from R&D and Global Supply Chain work collaboratively together using the latest technologies to rapidly transfer knowledge and deliver GSK’s innovative medicines faster and more efficiently.

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