Job Description
Maintenance Engineer
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Middle Dural| Pharmaceutical / Regulated Manufacturing | 3-6 months Contract (Potential Extension) Opportunity
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We are currently seeking an experienced Fitter/ Turner to join a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing operation based in Middle Dural.
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This is a hands-on role suited to a mechanically strong maintenance professional who enjoys fault finding, preventative maintenance and improving the reliability of production equipment, while working within a highly regulated cGMP environment.
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The Role Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring production equipment, critical utilities and site facilities operate safely, reliably and efficiently.
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You will be involved across day-to-day maintenance, breakdown response, contractor coordination, compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Key responsibilities include:
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Complete planned preventative maintenance, inspections, repairs and breakdown response
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Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, utility and control-system faults
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Identify recurring equipment failures and implement practical reliability improvements
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Maintain critical utilities including HVAC, cleanroom, water, steam and compressed air systems
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Coordinate external contractors, servicing, testing and certification activities
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Maintain accurate maintenance records and work orders through the CMMS
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Support GMP documentation, change control, calibration, validation and equipment qualification
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Assist with deviations, investigations, CAPAs, audits and compliance activities
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Support equipment installation, commissioning and project activities including FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ and PQ
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Contribute to shutdown planning, technical specifications and continuous improvement projects
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Work closely with Production, QA/QC, Validation, Warehouse and external service providers
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Ensure all maintenance and contractor activities are completed in line with WHS and site safety requirements
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What We're Looking For
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We're looking for a practical, technically capable maintenance professional with strong fault-finding skills and experience working within a manufacturing environment.
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Ideally, you will have:
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A trade or tertiary qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic Engineering or a related discipline
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Relevant maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment
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Solid mechanical maintenance and fault-finding capability
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Experience with preventative maintenance and CMMS systems
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Experience working with manufacturing equipment and critical utilities
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Knowledge of WHS, isolation, permits, contractor management and risk assessment
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Ability to read technical drawings, manuals and equipment documentation
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Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills
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Appropriate electrical
licences/authorisations
where required
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Pharmaceutical or other regulated manufacturing experience is highly regarded
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Exposure to cGMP, calibration, validation and change control is desirable
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Why Consider the Opportunity?
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This is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer looking to take on a broad, hands-on engineering position within a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
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You'll have exposure to production equipment, critical utilities, reliability improvement, compliance, validation and engineering projects, making this a role with genuine technical variety.
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Location: Glenorie, NSW
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Position: Maintenance Engineer
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Reporting to: Operations Manager
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Employment: Permanent

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