Shift Production Engineer

Due to continued successful development, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a maintenance engineer to join our highly successful and dynamic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing site in Great Yarmouth, where a wide variety of medicines and healthcare products are manufactured and released to the market.

Diomed Developments is a continuously expanding, fully integrated company, comprising research, development, manufacture, marketing and distribution activities.

Working in a clean manufacturing environment where the highest quality standards are observed, you will work as part of the Engineering team to ensure production plan adherence.

This position will be hands on, working a two-shift pattern.

Key responsibilities:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on all equipment as per the maintenance schedule.
• Responding to breakdowns on production equipment.
• Responding to production line running issues.
• Providing continuous improvement ideas and solutions for production processes.
• Working as part of a team to improve the maintenance process and procedures.
• Assisting with filling and packaging equipment set-up/changeovers when necessary.
• Ensuring all auditable paperwork is completed correctly.
• Ensuring adherence to weekly production plans.

Key attributes/skills:

• Ability to work safely and in a controlled manner.
• Experience in an FMCG or pharmaceutical environment working with packaging and manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to follow instructions with accuracy.
• Experience of mechanical engineering, filling and packaging equipment.
• Competent computer user with experience of Microsoft software packages.
• Determination to provide a high degree of ‘customer service’ to the production teams.
• Self-motivated with a proactive ‘can do’ attitude.
• Team focused and a good communicator.
• NVQ (or equivalent) in Electrical/Mechanical discipline.
• Electrical/Mechanical Engineering experience.