Job Description

Engineering Technician - Operations
Location: Macclesfield, UK
Competitive salary and benefits
36 hours per week day based role - aligned to the existing engineering technician team
Are you ready to make a positive impact in the world of engineering? Do you have the passion and expertise to turn ideas into life-changing medicines? At AstraZeneca, we are driven by our commitment to deliver accelerated growth and improve people's lives. Join us in Operations, where we aim to deliver more medicines to patients, quicker and more affordably. With personal dedication and out-of-the-box thinking, we are backed by investment, leadership, and a clear plan to achieve our goals.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Technician at our Macclesfield campus, where you'll work across multiple Aseptic manufacture assets at different lifecycle stages. This role offers great challenges and rewards, providing training and experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Accountabilities
As an Engineering Technician, you will play a crucial role in delivering and sustaining business objectives by providing engineering expertise in Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation areas. You will maintain equipment and systems, resolve problems, and implement improvements while ensuring compliance with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), SHE (Safety, Health & Environment), and Financial requirements.
Your responsibilities will include maintaining pharmaceutical assets and processes in controlled clean environments, responding promptly to breakdowns and customer requests, and driving continuous improvement activities using lean manufacturing tools. You'll also collaborate with project teams to bring new equipment from inception to beneficial operation.
The role incorporates the following additional responsibilities:
Manufacture
Based at an existing manufacture facility which is expanding and looking to develop manufacture processes and improve plant standards and reliability through continuous improvement ensuring production output for the future.
Project
As part of a project commissioning team you'll work alongside the equipment manufacturers to develop and commission new facility systems as part of an ongoing refurbishment project. This will include cross team working and collaboration to ensure improvements are delivered effectively and to a high standard. Project responsibilities are to include involvement in factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, documentation/ procedure authoring and qualification.
Essential Skills/Experience

• 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 Skills/Experience

• Experience of working with automated machinery
• Operating knowledge of procedures and compliance with GMP & SHE requirements
• Familiar with CMMS (SAP PM) Knowledge of IT systems where appropriate e.g. Drawing/Document Management Systems, Microsoft office, Building Management Systems, PCs, PLCs
• Knowledge of Reliability Centred Maintenance, Root Cause Analysis and of Continuous Improvement
• Knowledge of Project / Change management

This position is internally aligned to SA91 Grade 10.
Please note: This role will involve working a day shift with relevant shift allowance. The rota will be discussed more at interview stage.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work five days from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
AstraZeneca offers an incredible opportunity to build a long-term career with global knowledge and opportunities. In our fast-paced environment, you can embrace lifelong learning and build capabilities while setting your own direction and pace. With a huge variety of global opportunities and learning from other teams, this is the place to broaden your knowledge and skills.
Ready to take the next step? Apply now and be part of our journey to make a difference!
Date Posted 29-Oct-2025
Closing Date 10-Nov-2025
Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

Skills Required