Production Equipment Engineer

Site Name: USA - North Carolina - Zebulon

Posted Date:
Feb 17 2026

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations;

it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply. We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

You will execute the major elements of the site strategy and provide mechanical and automation expertise to the Zebulon site within a multi-disciplinary and extended stakeholder team including Production, Technical, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Facilities, Automation, and EHS; as well as external contractors and consultants. To successfully deliver continuous capital projects which drive the Zebulon True North Strategy, to include measurable deliverables in the areas of Quality, Safety, Sustainability, and Security of Supply.

Provide day-to-day production support at the shop floor level, with a strong emphasis in mechanical, automation, instrumentation and controls troubleshooting; both for new and existing pharmaceutical production equipment, as well as peripheral support systems as business drivers dictate.

• Maintain a detailed and expert knowledge of current and future innovative and diverse pharmaceutical platform technologies, with a strong emphasis in high level automation and control systems as well as cutting edge mechanical processes and systems.
• Responsible for the delivery of continuous improvement projects to meet business requirements in terms of functionality, cost, quality and schedule adherence.
• Partner with maintenance and production stakeholders to assist in day-to-day troubleshooting of production related issues as required.
• Provide process expertise and lead EHS assessments where appropriate. Ensure compliance with all role-related GSK policies, procedures and local codes.
• Interface and build robust partnerships with key site stakeholders including Production, Maintenance, Technical, Planning, Facilities, EHS, Automation and Quality to ensure projects deliver agreed benefits.
• Actively participate in area extended management teams, EITs, technical investigations and multidiscipline project teams as necessary, while actively managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Interface and partner with the GSK community of Shared Services, Centers of Excellence and other sites to contribute, share, and leverage technology and maintain standards as appropriate.
• Ensure performance management systems are in-use (GPS and Standard work) to manage individual and team priorities and responsibilities.
• Mentor fellow engineering, maintenance and technical stakeholders in mechanical and automation technologies and applications.
• Provide subject matter expertise (SME) in regulatory inspections and interact with auditors as necessary.

Work arrangement:
This position is on-site in the United States. Hybrid or remote work is not available for this role.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or a related technical discipline; and 5+ years' experience supporting production equipment in a regulated manufacturing environment. OR High School Diploma with 10+ years job-relevant experience in related mechanical, equipment and/or automation engineering role.
• 5+ years' experience delivering mechanical and/or automation projects, technologies and troubleshooting within the pharmaceutical industry.

• Ability to interface with operational, technical, supervisory and senior management…