Engineering Technician

About Argenta

Healthier animals made possible by one global team: that's Argenta. Since our founding in 2006, we've grown into the world's only combined contract research and contract development and manufacturing organisation (CRO/CDMO) dedicated solely to animal health — developing and manufacturing products that improve the lives of pets and livestock alike.

One team culture with four core values:

• We are team players.
• We are doers.
• We are customer-centric.
• We are innovators.

From New Zealand to the US, the UK and Europe more than 900 colleagues share a single purpose: Healthy Animals. Let's Make It Happen, Together.

And here success is shared. Through our Shared Ownership Plan every eligible colleague holds a genuine stake in the value we build together — because when Argenta wins we all do.

About the Role

An amazing opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Technician, within our Dundee manufacturing site. The Engineering Technician is responsible for carrying out tasks for performing planned maintenance and corrective maintenance repairs of equipment with the established processes and to the relevant GMP, Engineering and Health and Safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out all technical tasks, on shift, in accordance with instructions, procedures, plant safety and GMP guidelines and support shift-based training with staff on equipment.
• Support all Environmental, Health and Safety requirements to ensure that maintenance activities are safely executed. (e.g. Permits to Work, Risk Assessment, Incident Reporting, Safe Work Practice, COSHH).
• Provide preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance support for all equipment and auxiliary systems on site, while meeting the relevant standards and in accordance with the site maintenance processes. Have a good understanding of maintenance systems and engineering procedures and systems of work (e.g. CMMS).
• Complete all appropriate maintenance documentation (Electronic/paper), handovers and maintenance history logs whilst maintaining a clean working area. Investigate equipment failures and support activities necessary to improve equipment reliability.
• Comply with all local and global company policies including Quality frameworks and health, safety and environment (HSE) policies.
• Perform any other additional duties or serve in such other capacity as may be determined by Company management.

Qualifications

• Minimum C&G, ONC, OND in Engineering Discipline
  

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience in an Engineering Technician role or equivalent
• Experience working in GMP environment desirable
• Pharmaceutical experience desirable, but not essential.
• Minimum Written, Numeracy and verbal communication skills
  
• Computer literate (email / MS Applications / CMMS, etc.)