Maintenance Engineer

Bespak is looking for an onsite, permanent, Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer on the Holmes Chapel site, CW4 8BE. The salary for this role is £70,647 (pending annual pay rise), this includes the shift allowances. Other benefits you will receive are 25 days leave plus bank holidays, discretionary annual bonus, generous 10% pension contribution, onsite free parking, and medical / dental / health / life assurance.
Working Pattern 2/2/3 rotating - Example shift: 2 days 7am-7pm, 2 days off, 3 nights 7pm-7am, 2 days off, 2 days 7am to 7pm 3 days off repeat the 14-day cycle starting with 2 days 7pm to 7am.
This shift ensures you only work 2 weekends every 28-day cycle.
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As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for providing maintenance and repair services for pharmaceutical filling and packaging production equipment and systems. You will focus on optimising the reliability and effectiveness of manufacturing assets while adhering to safety, record-keeping, and GMP standards. Your role will involve performing planned and breakdown maintenance, actively identifying and implementing equipment improvements, and ensuring quality compliance through proper documentation. You will also support the installation and commissioning of new equipment and commit to ongoing professional development to stay current with technology.
Bespak in Holmes Chapel is an Investors in People Silver Award-winning pharmaceutical CDMO with over 350 employees, currently going through a period of significant site expansion. We are investing heavily to increase our capacity for developing and manufacturing sustainable pMDIs (asthma inhalers) with greener propellants, meeting the evolving standards of the industry, while providing comprehensive development, manufacturing, filling, and finishing solutions for a range of medical devices, including SMIs, DPIs, nasal sprays, and medical check valves.
As a Maintenance Engineer, your duties will include:
Maintain and repair filling and packing production equipment.
Optimize equipment performance and ensure safety/GMP compliance.
Find solutions to improve manufacturing efficiency.
Undertake company training to remain updated on new technology.
Document maintenance activities and ensure quality standards.
Assist with new equipment installation and qualification.
Maintenance Engineer, beneficial key skills and experience:
Experience in pharmaceutical or other regulated industry engineering environment.
Proven troubleshooting skills in multi-skilled environments, works autonomously.
Strong team player, with effective communication and training abilities.
Familiarity with PC based maintenance systems.
Health & safety awareness with experience of performing risk assessments.
You must hold a relevant apprenticeship or NVQ 3s in mechanical and electrical disciplines.
Maintenance Engineer, Benefits:
25 days holiday + bank holidays + Buy/Sell Scheme | A generous employer pension contribution | Private medical insurance | Private dental Insurance | Permanent Health Insurance | Group life assurance | Free will writing service | Active well-being programme | Recognition awards | Free Parking.
This could suit someone who has experience as a Maintenance Technician, Service Technician, Mechanical, Electrical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Technician, Production Engineer, Production Technician, Multi skilled Engineer.
Holmes Chapel is a beautiful village in Cheshire with excellent transport links via its railway station on the Crewe-Manchester Line, proximity to the motorway network and Manchester Airport. The National Parks of the Peak District, Lake District and Eryri (Snowdonia) are within easy reach. The village has a population of nearly 7,000 and offers various amenities, including supermarkets, shops, restaurants, schools, and a GP practice.
As an ethical employer we align our BZero sustainability initiative to the SBTI certification which means we are on a road to carbon reduction targeting net zero and are proud to be ISO certified in 14001, 45001 and 13485.
A full job description can be downloaded on the application Screen.
Our core values are, Customer Focussed, Respectful, Collaborative, and Agile, these are woven into the fabric of our business and the values we measure ourselves by.
We are flexible. We understand that there is a life outside of work, so we aim to support you in attaining a happy work/life balance. To cater for employees individual circumstances, and where possible, we agree flexible working arrangements.
We value our inclusivity as we believe diversity should be embraced and celebrated. We live and work by these values and thats what makes our company a great place to work.
We are proud to be a disability Positive employer. We will support you throughout the recruitment process with any adjustments you require therefore please contact the Recruitment Team if you require support.
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