Maintenance Engineer

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will play a vital role in keeping our filling and packaging lines running smoothly using your mechanical and electrical skills. You'll perform regular preventative maintenance, handle unexpected breakdowns, and find ways to make our equipment even more reliable. Your goal will be to ensure that everything operates safely, efficiently, and always complies with our pharmaceutical standards. You'll also have the chance to upgrade our equipment and help train other members of our team.
These permanent Maintenance Engineer positions are part of the initial phase of recruitment for an exciting new venture. At Bespak Holmes Chapel, we are investing significantly to expand our capacity to develop and manufacture pMDIs (Asthma Inhalers) with greener propellants to meet evolving sustainability standards in the industry. BHC has recently been awarded a Silver Award by Investors in People.
As a Maintenance Engineer your duties will include:

• Maintain and repair filling and packing production equipment.


• Mechanical and electrical work across our manufacturing areas.


• Optimize equipment performance and ensure safety/GMP compliance.


• Find solutions to improve manufacturing efficiency.


• Undertake company training to remain updated on new technology.


• Document maintenance activities and ensure quality standards.


• Assist with new equipment installation and qualification.
  
  Experience and/or qualifications in both mechanical and electrical engineering.


• Experience in a regulated engineering environment.


• Proven troubleshooting skills and ability to work independently.


• Strong team player with effective communication and training abilities.


• Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems.


• Demonstrated commitment to health and safety, including risk assessment.


• Ability to identify own training needs and advise others.
  
  Bespak Holmes Chapel is an Investors in People silver award winner who employs over 300 people and are a pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) that offers development and manufacturing solutions for a variety of medical products. Our products include medical devices such as pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDI), soft mist inhalers (SMI), dry powder inhalers (DPI), nasal sprays and medical check valves.


Holmes Chapel is a beautiful village in Cheshire with excellent transport links via its railway station on the Crewe-Manchester Line. The village has a population of nearly 7,000 and offers various amenities, including supermarkets, shops, restaurants, schools, and a GP practice.

As an ethical employer we align our BZero sustainability initiative to the SBTI certification which means we are on a road to carbon reduction targeting net zero and are proud to be ISO certified in 14001, 45001 and 13485.

A full job description can be downloaded on the application Screen.

Our core values are, Customer Focussed, Respectful, Collaborative, and Agile, these are woven into the fabric of our business and the values we measure ourselves by.

We are flexible. We understand that there is a life outside of work, so we aim to support you in attaining a happy work/life balance. To cater for employees' individual circumstances, and where possible, we agree flexible working arrangements.

We value our inclusivity as we believe diversity should be embraced and celebrated. We live and work by these values and that's what makes our company a great place to work.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. We will support you throughout the recruitment process with any adjustments you require therefore please contact the Recruitment Team if you require support.

Bespak are looking for Multiskilled Maintenance Engineers for the Holmes Chapel site, CW4 8BE. The salary for this permanent onsite role is £59,889 plus a discretionary annual bonus. Other benefits you will receive are 25 days leave plus bank holidays, a generous 10% pension contribution, onsite free parking, and medical / dental / health / life insurance.

Shift Pattern - Rotating 3 shifts pattern:

• Week 1, Monday to Friday - 2pm to 10pm


• Week 2, Monday to Friday - 6am to 2pm


• Week 3, Sunday to Thursday - 10pm to 6am, 25 days holiday + bank holiday + Buy/Sell Scheme | A generous employer pension contribution | Private medical insurance | Private dental Insurance | Permanent Health Insurance | Group life insurance | Free will service | Active well-being programme | Recognition awards | Free Parking