Engineering Technician

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

We are looking for Engineering Technicians to join our Utilities and Facilities (U&F) team (on shift) to provide engineering expertise to support building services across the site.
 

Engineering Technicians work in a team (managed by a Shift Engineer) to support 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.

Engineering Technician tasks include:

• Maintenance activities on utilities equipment

• Fault finding, problem solving and breakdown resolution

• Calibration of critical process and utility equipment

• Routine testing of HVAC systems including air quality

• 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: Please note that our Building services team ( Utilities & Facilities – U&F ) operates on a 24/7 shift and the shift pattern for this role involves 12-hour shifts (which include night work and weekend working).

About You:

Relevant engineering qualifications and / or experience is required (eg; Engineering Apprenticeship, HNC/HND qualifications). 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 skills:

• Mechanical

• Pneumatics

• Instrumentation

• Process control

• Calibration

• Electrical

About Ware Site:

Medicines at Ware are presented as either Respiratory devices or in Oral Solid Dose form. The site holds a unique position in our network as the only site responsible for launching the company’s pipeline, many of which are life-saving medicines.

CLOSING DATE for applications: Monday 1st of July 2024 (COB).

Basic Qualifications:

Relevant qualifications and experience (e.g. Engineering Apprenticeship . HNC / HND Level qualifications) Applicants without an HNC level qualification need to have EngTech status or 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 .

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).

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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