Engineering Technician Location: Macclesfield, UK Competitive salary and benefits Do you have a passion and expertise in Engineering? Would you like to apply this in a company that follows the science, and turns ideas into life changing medicines Then AstraZeneca might be the place! At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being ambitious, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person! Macclesfield campus supplies products for most of the AstraZeneca therapy areas, to global markets and thus has great development opportunities. This position offers excellent challenges, and great rewards for the successful candidates who will gain training and experience in a fast paced, lean focused aseptic manufacture environment. We are excited to announce that we have permanent Engineering Technician opportunities at our Macclesfield campus as we bring our new production lines into commercial manufacture and grow our engineering team. What you'll do: Based across multiple manufacturing facilities, you will join our highly skilled and knowledgeable team to provide both reactive engineering support and continuous improvement activities. Responsibilities: * Provide swift breakdown support for various pharmaceutical assets and processes within the aseptic manufacture facilities. * Investigate and identify root causes using structured problem-solving methodologies. * Actively lead and deliver continuous improvement activities and projects using lean and manufacturing methodologies such as RCM, TPM and CBM. * Work closely with production operators to provide equipment training and coaching. Essential Requirements: * Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent * ONC/HNC or equivalent in a relevant engineering field * Experience in Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation subject areas (Maintenance and Fault Finding) Desirable Requirements: * Experience working with automated machinery * Experience of working compliantly to GMP & SHE procedures. * Familiar with CMMS (SAP PM) * Knowledge of IT systems e.g. Drawing/Document Management Systems, Microsoft office, Building Management Systems, PCs, PLCs * Knowledge of TPM, Root Cause Analysis and Continuous Improvement * Knowledge of Project / Change management Benefits: There are so many fantastic employee benefits that AstraZeneca offer. AstraZeneca can offer you a competitive salary, private healthcare, a generous holiday allowance, phenomenal training and development opportunities, and much more. Application closing date - 12/12/2025 Engineering Technician - Apply now