GSK’s Ware Site is a key manufacturing center for GSK, manufacturing medicines and supplying globally.

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Technician to join our Assembly department to provide engineering expertise to support production activities.  The Assembly department sits within the Respiratory Supply Chain (RSC) at the Ware manufacturing site and is responsible for performing a variety of tasks relating to manufacture of GSK’s respiratory products.
 

Engineering Technicians work in a team (managed by an Engineer) to support the highly skilled, diverse teams across production, quality, and technical functions at the site.  Engineering Technicians conduct a wide range of engineering maintenance, calibrations, physical interventions and repair activities.

Report into the Shift Engineering Manager, you will coordinate and prioritise engineering activities based on shift priorities as dictated by production requirements.  The role includes communicating changes in priorities and reorganising team resources (according and dependent upon skills).  You will also provide expert technical support across the team, engaging and communicating technical information across multiple departments whilst also undertaking maintenance, repairs and continuous improvement of equipment, plant and facilities.

Engineering Technician tasks include:

•              Calibration of critical process and utility equipment

•              Fault finding, problem solving and breakdown resolution

•              Maintenance activities on utilities equipment

•              Continuous improvement of production and utilities equipment and processes

•              Completion of statutory inspections eg ATEX, zero access, LOTO

•              Liaising with cross functional teams Quality Validation Site operations

•             You may also be involved with project work (including commissioning and installing new equipment)

Shift Pattern:  This role is a shift role and operates on a 24/7 shift-pattern and includes night and weekend work.

About You:

Relevant engineering qualifications and / or experience is required (eg; HND, HNC, Engineering Apprenticeship).  A good standard of numeracy and literacy is essential.

You will be a willing learner and a good communicator who takes personal accountability, ownership and action to do the right thing.  Good verbal, written and computer communication skills are needed and you must be able to work within a team and follow standard processes.

We are particularly interested in applicants with hands-on experience in the following areas:

•              Calibration

•              Automation (the site standard is Siemens / Rockwell)

•              Electrical

•              Mechanical

•              Pneumatics

•              Instrumentation

•              Process control

About Ware Site:

Medicines at Ware are presented as either Respiratory devices or in Oral Solid Dose form, and the site has circa 1,500 highly-motivated and capable people working at it.  The Ware site holds a unique position in our network as the only site responsible for launching the company’s pipeline of new medicines in oral and solid dose forms, as well as operating a high-volume commercial production for respiratory devices.

CLOSING DATE for applications:  Friday 25th of October 2024 (COB).

Basic Qualifications:

• Relevant qualifications and experience (e.g. Engineering Apprenticeship.  An HNC / HND Level qualification).

• Applicants without an HNC level qualification need to have EngTech status and have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship.

• A good standard of numeracy and literacy

Benefits:

GSK offers a range of benefits to its employees, which include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive base Salary

• Shift allowance and contractual overtime

• Annual bonus based on company performance

• Opportunities to partake in on the job training courses

• Opportunities to attend and partake in industry conferences

• Opportunities for support for professional development and chartership (GSK are accredited by IET, IMechE, IChemE and other professional bodies)

• Access to healthcare and wellbeing programmes

• Employee recognition programmes

If you would like to learn more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK we would suggest looking at our webpage Life at GSK | GSK.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

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