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Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals.
Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.
Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2500 colleagues globally.
From manufacturing to marketing, ( D )edication, ( E )njoyment, ( C )ourage, ( H )onesty, ( R )elationships and ( A )mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.
The Opportunity The Maintenance Engineer is a key role, responsible for supporting operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving the reliability of all equipment.
To provide essential preventative and reactive multi-skilled maintenance activities for the plant in a fast-paced GMP governed manufacturing environment.
This role reports into the Engineering Shift Manager.
Your shifts will rotate on a weekly basis, Monday to Friday only, from 6am - 2pm and 2pm - 10pm.
Main Responsibilities So, what will you be doing?
This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including: Delivery of a Planned maintenance program to ensure reliability of equipment and to improve asset performance.
Liaise with production / QA to carry out work orders, ensuring timely completion of work orders giving accurate and valuable detail for asset history following the functional failure.
Ensure minimal unscheduled downtime through fast and effective response to breakdowns, monitor the performance of the line post breakdown to ensure it is fully operational.
Lead the department Engineering RCA (root cause analysis) to stop any issues from re-occurring.
Perform calibration services in accordance with work order instructions, associated procedures and regulatory standards.
Ensure cGMP is adhered to and maintained as well as Health & Safety across the site.
Continuous improvement of equipment, improving safety, efficiency, change overs and minimising downtime.
Ideal Candidate Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life.
We're particularly keen to hear from those who have/are: Mechanical Engineering trained Proactive approach to work.
Familiar with working on production equipment including filling lines, conveyors, packaging lines, autoclaves tablet pressers, granulator, WFI and heat sterilizers etc.
Experience of working within a regulated process environment ideally pharmaceutical, food, drinks, FMCG or fine chemical.
Possible knowledge of GMP in engineering.
Time served in an industry or a level 3 NVQ in an engineering related subject.
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