Maintenance Engineer
Posted 8 Oct 2026
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- Level
- T02
- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyElectrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Study levelCertificate
Field of studyElectrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (or related)
Study levelAssociate degree
Job title: Maintenance Engineer
Department: Research & Development
Location: Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, UK – moving to our new facility in Nursling, Southampton mid September 2026
GLS: T02
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
A brighter future awaits you
Job Summary
As Maintenance Engineer, you’ll provide an effective reactive & preventative maintenance support service for R&D Pilot Line process equipment; thereby maximising equipment availability, performance and product quality.
You’ll also be involved in the installation and qualification of new equipment and the modification and continuous improvement of existing equipment to meet the needs of new products and processes.
You’ll provide emergency support for utilities & facilities plant, in the absence of Central Engineering resource.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Provide process breakdown support. Identify and recover fault situations.
- Generation and assessment of key performance indicators and trend analysis (eg OEE).
- Carry out effective preventative maintenance and be the focus for control and management of spares.
- Establish and maintain a system of planned Maintenance to cover all site assets including the creation of new and review/update existing procedures.
- Execute routine safety checks and ensure timely calibration of machines and equipment.
- Create and maintain service records for all relevant services and assets in accordance with GMP procedures.
- Diagnose and resolve equipment issues via PLC interrogation.
- Support the installation and qualification of equipment.
- Initiate and participate in design and modifications of new and existing equipment.
- Initiate and participate in cross functional equipment improvement project teams.
- Identify and implement process improvements in order to maximise equipment availability.
- Provide training to other team members as and when required.
- Establish and maintain common ways of working (best practices).
A full job description is available upon request.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Quality practice; recognising and complying with Safe Working Practice
- Working knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic and electronic control systems including PLC diagnosis.