Plant Engineer

Milton Keynes - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

About us Join a trusted leader in Animal Health where science quality and care come together to support healthier animals and stronger communities. Were looking for a handson proactive Plant Engineer to lead maintenance and engineering activities across two UK production sites. If you thrive in a regulated manufacturing environment enjoy solving technical challenges and coaching teams this role offers variety responsibility and real impact.

The role As Plant Engineer you will manage and support maintenance and engineering across Primary and Secondary manufacturing. You will lead the maintenance teams coordinate maintenance with production schedules ensure compliance with cGMP and oversee engineering contractors and shutdown activities. You will also be an onthefloor technical resource during investigations and continuous improvement projects and represent maintenance during internal and external audits.

Key responsibilities

Lead and manage the Primary and Secondary Manufacturing maintenance teams.
Own and maintain the maintenance master plan aligning activities with the production schedule.
Ensure strict adherence to current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and good documentation practice.
Schedule and supervise external vendors and onsite engineering contractors.
Maintain and improve Safety Health & Environment (SHE) systems actively participating to ensure compliance.
Plan coordinate and manage maintenance and validation shutdowns.
Identify lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives with crossfunctional teams.
Provide onthefloor technical support to Production during rootcause investigations and improvement projects.
Support the delivery of maintenance group projects locally.
Represent the maintenance function during internal and external quality and SHE audits.

What youll bring

Qualifications:

Higher National Certificate or Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).

Experience

Engineering experience within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
Practical experience maintaining equipment and systems common to pharmaceutical production including but not limited to: HVAC purified water and pure steam systems autoclaves refrigeration pressure and process vessels pipework and sterile components utilities (steam compressed air nitrogen) electrical switchgear and controls PLCs SCADA and building management systems.
Understanding of cGMP and strong documentation practices.
Experience managing external contractors and using computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
Confident user of standard PC applications particularly Microsoft Word Excel and Project.

Skills and attributes

Highly organised with excellent planning and prioritisation skills.
Strong collaborative team player who can build relationships across functions.
Clear and effective verbal and written communication.
High integrity credibility and energy.
Sound decisionmaking and analytical skills; able to evaluate issues from multiple perspectives and deliver timely wellreasoned conclusions.
Coachable and able to influence change through mentoring and motivation.
Proactive problem solver with a track record of driving improvements through to closure.

Why join us

Meaningful work that supports animal health and welfare.
A collaborative safetyfirst culture with opportunities to lead and develop.
Exposure to a variety of technical systems and projects in a regulated environment.
Competitive compensation and benefits package.

If youre ready to take the next step in your engineering career and contribute to highquality animal health manufacturing please apply now.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Closing Date for applications: 24/10/2025

Required Skills:

Biopharmaceutical Operations Change Management Equipment Qualification GMP Guidelines Maintenance Supervision Manufacturing Process Improvements Process Qualification Technical Support

Preferred Skills:

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

10/25/2025

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Job DescriptionAbout us Join a trusted leader in Animal Health where science quality and care come together to support healthier animals and stronger communities. Were looking for a handson proactive Plant Engineer to lead maintenance and engineering activities across two UK production sites. If you...