About The Role
Bespak is looking for an onsite, permanent, Technical Support Engineer on the Holmes Chapel site, CW4 8BE. The salary for this role is£60,000 to £70,000 per annum. Other benefits you will receive are 25 days leave plus bank holidays, discretionary annual bonus, generous 10% pension contribution, onsite free parking, and medical / dental / health / life assurance.
Working Pattern – Days 37.5 hours Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5.00pm Friday 8:30am to 3:45pm
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As a Technical Support Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our site operates safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards. This is more than a facilities position this role combines technical facilities engineering support with project delivery responsibility.
Maintain critical infrastructure, building services, and utilities, ensuring reliability and compliance with UK regulatory, HSE, and GMP standards. As the workload increases the role will be split into two, one engineer focusing on supporting the BAU activities and one engineer focusing on the major construction projects.
Working cross-functionally with Facilities, Manufacturing, HSE, and contractors, the role supports business growth and drives continuous improvement across cleanrooms and HVAC, water and process systems, CHP and site utilities, and energy management initiatives.
Bespak in Holmes Chapel is an Investors in People Silver Award-winning pharmaceutical CDMO with over 350 employees, currently going through a period of significant site expansion. We are investing heavily to increase our capacity for developing and manufacturing sustainable pMDIs (asthma inhalers) with greener propellants, meeting the evolving standards of the industry, while providing comprehensive development, manufacturing, filling, and finishing solutions for a range of medical devices, including SMIs, DPIs, nasal sprays, and medical check valves.
As a Technical Support Engineer your duties will include:
* Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient operation of site infrastructure, utilities, and building services.
* Champion health, safety, environmental, and GMP standards across all activities.
* Manage facilities projects from concept to completion — delivering on time and within budget.
* Lead contractor management, including permits, RAMS, and performance monitoring.
* Provide technical problem-solving support and drive continuous improvement.
* Collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, QA, HSE, and Procurement.
* Support sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives across the site.
Technical Support Engineer beneficial key skills and experience:
* Degree or equivalent in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
* Min 5 years experience in facilities, building services, maintenance, or project engineering.
* Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation, contractor management, and risk control.
* Experience delivering engineering or facilities projects.
* Excellent organisational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
* Proficient in MS Office and engineering systems (e.g. CAD, CAFM, asset management tools).
Desirable:
* Project management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, PMP).
* NEBOSH, IOSH, CDM, CSCS, or similar.
* Experience in GMP or cleanroom environments.
* Understanding of RIBA stages and building lifecycle management.
Technical Support Engineer, Benefits:
25 days annual holiday + bank holidays + Buy/Sell Scheme | A generous employer pension contribution | Private medical insurance | Private dental Insurance | Permanent Health Insurance | Group life assurance | Free will writing service | Active well-being programme | Recognition awards | Free Parking.
Holmes Chapel is a beautiful village in Cheshire with excellent transport links via its railway station on the Crewe-Manchester Line, proximity to the motorway network and Manchester Airport. The National Parks of the Peak District, Lake District and Eryri (Snowdonia) are within easy reach. 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 Positive employer. We will support you throughout the recruitment process with any adjustments you require therefore please contact the Recruitment Team if you require support.
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Please be advised that we are working with our trusted recruitment partner Kinetic PLC to manage this recruitment process. As such, a consultant from their team may screen your application and contact you directly on our behalf to progress your application.
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