Working within the operations maintenance Integrated Process Team (IPT), the maintenance technician will provide technical maintenance engineering support for planned and reactive maintenance activities within our vaccine manufacturing facilities located at Milton Keynes.
The senior maintenance technician will have the aptitude and capability to work individually or as part of a small integral team, dedicated to a series of manufacturing streams on a range of process and facility assets.
Ideally, the senior maintenance technician will be multi-skilled, with ability to confidently fault find, diagnose, and rectify issues on mechanical, electrical or controls-based manufacturing machinery and systems.
Your responsibilities:
* Execute planned maintenance, breakdown repairs, refurbishment, installation, and modifications to plant and services.
* Working safely to current statutory legislation and industry guidance.
* Collaboratively working together with peers, internal stakeholders and external contract partners to complete maintenance activities.
* The senior maintenance technician will demonstrate the ability to coach and mentor peers and team members to share skills and knowledge, supporting the overall development of the team.
* Engagement with internal IPT business unit customers, to define service levels and deliver the agreed outcomes.
* Strive for continuous improvement to minimize downtime, enhance plant availability, efficiency, productivity, and product quality.
* Responsible for organising permits to work and service interruption notifications.
* Responsible for the execution of planned electrical, mechanical maintenance and statutory inspections.
* Liaising with internal customers to proactively identify and remediate emerging technical issues.
Your background:
* Experience in mechanical, electrical, or controls-based systems role.
* Background in manufacturing, ideally in a highly regulated environment.
* Knowledge in electrical switchgear and controls.
* Knowledge of SAP and other relevant building management systems .
* Ability to effectively use written documents like standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintenance work instructions, Engineering technical drawings, electrical schematics.
* Knowledge and understanding of steam systems and utility services preferred.
* Knowledge of pressure vessels (process and utility vessels) preferred.
* Knowledge of autoclaves and high-speed centrifuges preferred but not essential.
* Knowledge of pure water generation and distribution services preferred but not essential.
We are offering a competitive salary incl. bonus and many other benefits. The ideal candidate must be a good communicator and able to work as part of a team.
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
Regular
Job Description
Position Overview
Working within the operations maintenance Integrated Process Team (IPT), the maintenance technician will provide technical maintenance engineering support for planned and reactive maintenance activities within our vaccine manufacturing facilities located at Milton Keynes.
The senior maintenance technician will have the aptitude and capability to work individually or as part of a small integral team, dedicated to a series of manufacturing streams on a range of process and facility assets.
Ideally, the senior maintenance technician will be multi-skilled, with ability to confidently fault find, diagnose, and rectify issues on mechanical, electrical or controls-based manufacturing machinery and systems.
Your responsibilities:
* Execute planned maintenance, breakdown repairs, refurbishment, installation, and modifications to plant and services.
* Working safely to current statutory legislation and industry guidance.
* Collaboratively working together with peers, internal stakeholders and external contract partners to complete maintenance activities.
* The senior maintenance technician will demonstrate the ability to coach and mentor peers and team members to share skills and knowledge, supporting the overall development of the team.
* Engagement with internal IPT business unit customers, to define service levels and deliver the agreed outcomes.
* Strive for continuous improvement to minimize downtime, enhance plant availability, efficiency, productivity, and product quality.
* Responsible for organising permits to work and service interruption notifications.
* Responsible for the execution of planned electrical, mechanical maintenance and statutory inspections.
* Liaising with internal customers to proactively identify and remediate emerging technical issues.
Your background:
* Experience in mechanical, electrical, or controls-based systems role.
* Background in manufacturing, ideally in a highly regulated environment.
* Knowledge in electrical switchgear and controls.
* Knowledge of SAP and other relevant building management systems .
* Ability to effectively use written documents like standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintenance work instructions, Engineering technical drawings, electrical schematics.
* Knowledge and understanding of steam systems and utility services preferred.
* Knowledge of pressure vessels (process and utility vessels) preferred.
* Knowledge of autoclaves and high-speed centrifuges preferred but not essential.
* Knowledge of pure water generation and distribution services preferred but not essential.
We are offering a competitive salary incl. bonus and many other benefits. The ideal candidate must be a good communicator and able to work as part of a team.
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Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
Regular
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Travel Requirements:
Flexible Work Arrangements:
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Job Posting End Date:
06/11/2025
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