Engineering Technician (numerous vacancies)

This job is with GSK, an inclusive employer. GSK's Ware Site (Hertfordshire, UK) is a key manufacturing centre for GSK, manufacturing medicines and supplying globally. We are looking for numerous qualified Engineering Technicians to join the Ware site's engineering team to provide engineering expertise to support production activities and site operations.

Engineering Technicians work in a team to support the highly skilled, diverse teams across production, quality, and technical functions at the site. They conduct a wide range of engineering maintenance, calibrations, physical interventions, and repair activities across specialist manufacturing, packing, and building services equipment.

Engineering Technician tasks may include:

• Performing planned, preventative and reactive electrical and mechanical maintenance activities on production and utilities equipment
• Calibration of critical process and utility equipment
• Fault finding, interrogation of control systems, problem solving and breakdown resolution across a variety of equipment
• Routine testing of HVAC systems including air quality
• Continuous improvement of production and utilities equipment and processes to support safety, quality, and reliability
• Completing statutory inspections / safe systems of work: ATEX, PUWER, Zero Access, LOTO, Permit to Work, Zero Access (plus High Voltage [HV] substation checks in some roles)
• Liaising with cross-functional teams; Quality, Validation, Production, Logistics, and Technical

You may also be involved with project work (including commissioning and installing new equipment) and using site systems and engineering data to support diagnostics, compliance, and equipment improvement. Working with contractors, vendors, and service engineers to support safe and compliant completion of specialist work.

Shift Pattern: The site operates on a variety of shift patterns (depending on the department):

• 24/5 (12-hour shifts running Monday to Friday - includes night shifts)
• 24/7 shift pattern (12-hour shifts running throughout the week - includes night shifts & weekend work)
• Double-Days 16/5 (8-hour shifts - running Monday to Friday - weekly rotating earlies and lates)

The shift patterns can be discussed prior to & during the interview stage and preferences will be considered.

About You: Relevant engineering qualifications and/or experience is required (e.g., 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. You must be able to work within a disciplined and regulated environment.

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

• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Calibration and Instrumentation
• Pneumatics
• Automation (the site standard is Siemens/Rockwell)

For some roles (particularly within Utilities & Facilities) we are also interested in:

• Electrical Distribution (including High Voltage)
• Controls and Building Management Systems (BMS)

About Ware Site: We are co-located with our R&D colleagues and recently opened a new, state-of-the-art oral solid dose facility at Ware. At this location, our scientists, technicians, and engineers from R&D and Global Supply Chain work collaboratively together using the latest technologies to rapidly transfer knowledge and deliver GSK's innovative medicines faster and more efficiently.

The Ware site has Engineering Technician opportunities across a number of areas including:

• Respiratory & Micronising Front End, and High-Speed Assembly and Packing Operations
• Oral & Solid Dose (OSD)
• Utilities & Facilities (Building Services)

Responsibilities include preventative and reactive maintenance, calibration, fault diagnosis, commissioning of new equipment, and continuous improvement to maximise quality and performance.

Basic Qualifications: Relevant qualifications/certificates and engineering experience (e.g., Engineering Apprenticeship, HNC/HND Level qualification). Applicants without an HNC level qualification need to have EngTech status (certificate) and have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship. A good standard of numeracy and literacy is required.

Benefits: GSK offers a range of benefits to its employees, which include competitive base salary, shift allowance, annual bonus, opportunities for training, professional development, and access to healthcare and wellbeing programs.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.