Maintenance Engineer

Upperton Pharma Solutions is a Nottingham-based CDMO that specialises in the development and manufacture of pharmaceutical products, providing a complete service from early-stage feasibility to GMP clinical manufacture. Formulations cover a range of delivery routes, typically including oral (tablets & capsules), nasal and inhaled.

Continued growth and investment into the business has led to the creation of exciting new job opportunities, in our development and manufacturing headquarters in Beeston, Nottingham. Upperton Pharma Solutions is undergoing a period of significant expansion to meet international customer demand and offer a comprehensive drug development portfolio, so now is a great time to join our team.

The Maintenance Engineer is responsible maintenance activities across Upperton’s Trent Gateway facilities, including facility and equipment assets.

This will include the development, implementation and continuance of maintenance strategies and internal calibration processes to ensure the safe, compliant and effective use of buildings and services within the Upperton Pharma Solutions operation.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with cross functional departments including Manufacturing, Quality Control, Quality Assurance and R&D.
• Champion Health & Safety, ensuring site maintenance activities are performed in a safe manner and that both equipment and the facility is maintained appropriately with safety and compliance at the forefront.
• Perform both Preventative and Reactive Maintenance on GMP Equipment
• Assist in the writing and execution of qualification/validation protocols.
• Assist in the writing and execution of internal calibration processes and procedures for GMP Equipment.
• Author Technical Instructions and Maintenance/Service procedures for Equipment and Plant Systems
• Ensure the management and upkeep of Equipment Databases.
• Manage contractors in accordance with company procedures and processes.
• Build and maintain an inventory of critical spares for critical process equipment.
• Assist with Engineering Supplier and Service Provider Management
• Support the CSV team with DQ/FAT/SAT/IQ/OQ/PQ activities for new GMP Equipment and Systems.
• Support the CSV team with ongoing periodic Requalification and review of GMP Equipment and Systems.
• Work closely with the Manufacturing and Project Scheduling to ensure that maintenance activities deliver minimum disruption to manufacturing output.

Essential Skills and experience:

• Experience working within a Maintenance or Equipment Engineering role.
• HNC/HND qualified.
• Ability to work effectively and contribute within a team environment, as well as work proactively using personal initiative.
• Demonstratable planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access and Sharepoint).

Preferred experience

• Electrical Installation Qualified
• Demonstratable experience of commissioning and qualifying process equipment
• Experience of working within a GMP regulated environment.
• Extensive experience working within the pharmaceutical industry, ideally within a CDMO or CMO.
• Demonstratable understanding of the requirements within Eudralex Volume 4 Annex 15.
• An understanding of Computer System Validation (21 CFR Part 11, Eudralex Annex 11 and GAMP 5)
• Experience with writing, actioning and resolving, change controls, deviations and Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA’s)

What you will get in return

We offer employees not only a competitive salary but also an excellent suite of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday and your birthday off!
• Company contributory pension package
• Life insurance
• Upperton Rewards discount platform through reward gateway
• Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
• Internal and external training courses and professional development support
• Free onsite car parking

We know it is the little things that make every day special, so we also organise employee events for you to attend throughout the year, like our annual Christmas party, summer party and charity fund raising events.