Maintenance Area Lead - Packaging

• People management of direct reports comprised of Shift technicians, Day Technicians and Apprentices
• Planning & scheduling of Maintenance works in the Packaging Areas
• Respond to relevant area escalations and assess reactive work requests
• Engage in the Continuous Improvement processes and partner with SME’s from Engineering team to ensure PM’s are optimized
• Enhance team training and development of core competencies
• Support optimization of the Apprenticeship Programme
• Lead and support daily operation of plant and partner with colleagues in designated area departments to ensure equipment is maintained
• Instill the use of Right First Time (six-sigma) and lean practices
• Coach, mentor and train technicians on relevant maintenance works
• Proactively maintain Packaging equipment in accordance with cGMP regulations, applicable safety considerations, Standard Operating Procedures, best maintenance practices and the reliability agenda
• Manage external vendor support to complete required services in a GMP compliant manner
• Ensure systems are maintained in a controlled state thus ensuring compliance with all procedures and regulations and reliability initiatives
• Maintain a safe working environment by continuously promoting safety awareness, recognising and rectifying unsafe conditions and performing thorough investigations when accidents occur
• Ensure Technicians record all maintenance work performed on the site CMMS system
• Ensure Technicians are trained to network with Utility Technicians should issues occur in Packaging Suites
• Maintain documentation and management of control systems in compliance with cGMP regulations and training instructions
• Network with Planning & Scheduling and Calibration team to ensure calibrations executed where required in timely manner
• Contribute to the drive to effectively manage spares, consumables and contracts in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Participation in HAZOP and design review (where applicable)
• Execution of deviations, CAPA’s and SIMS (where applicable)

• A relevant time-served apprenticeship or third level qualification in Engineering
• 5+ years’ experience in a GMP environment, preferably Bio-pharmaceuticals or equivalent industry
• Demonstrated experience working with MFG processes in production including hands on experience
• Past experience and demonstrated ability to successfully influence team performance in a high performance team is strongly preferred
• Track record of embedding a strong Quality culture
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to interact across cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to train and coach colleagues in processing, operational excellence, team interactions and delivering results
• Experience with regulatory inspections and direct interaction with regulatory inspectors
• Highly developed organizational and leadership skills

Trackwise experience preferred but not essential