Your mission
The Facilities & Maintenance Technician is responsible for executing MeiraGTx's maintenance, calibration, utilities and facilities activities to ensure the operational readiness and availability of assets across the UK site. The role delivers a high-quality and auditable standard for planned and unplanned maintenance while supporting the reliability, lifecycle optimisation, and safe operation of equipment, utilities and GMP-critical systems.
Job Description
Major Activities and Responsibilities
GMP Calibration & Maintenance
- Execute internal and host external planned preventative maintenance (PPM), calibration and reactive maintenance activities to the required Engineering, EHS, and GMP standards.
- Ensure adherence to maintenance procedures and accurate interaction with the CMMS during task execution.
- Ensure availability and reliability of building utilities, facility services and manufacturing equipment.
Critical Spares & Asset Management
- Support maintenance of critical spares stocklist and Maximo asset records, ensuring correct stock levels and traceability.
Contractor & Vendor Management
- Oversee service contractor activities for PPM/reactive tasks, including EHS permitting and compliance with site procedures.
- Maintain effective working relationships with onsite vendors and third‑party specialists.
Facilities Management
- Support and oversee GMP‑related facilities management activities, ensuring building, utility and environmental systems remain audit‑ready.
Project Engineering & Management
- Execute assigned project tasks in a timely manner with good documentation practices (GDP).
Process & Technical Engineering
- Assist with technical troubleshooting using Good Engineering Practice to resolve equipment/process issues.
Safety Culture & Safety Processes
- Follow Machinery Safety, Electrical Safety and Permit‑to‑Work processes to ensure safe execution of Engineering tasks.
- Partner with EHS to maintain a strong safety culture and deliver all safety commitments on time and in full.
Quality Culture & Inspection Readiness
- Contribute to a robust quality culture to remain audit‑ready at all times.
- Follow all quality processes including CAPA, documentation and procedure improvements.
- Ensure timely, right‑first‑time completion of all assigned GMP documentation.
GDP & GMP Responsibilities
- Ensure work complies with GMP, Data Integrity and Good Documentation Practice.
- Ensure required training is completed prior to performing GMP tasks.
Communication, Teamwork & Continuous Improvement
- Communicate effectively and in a timely manner with all relevant stakeholders.
- Maintain strong cross‑functional relationships to optimise performance.
- Identify and contribute to continuous improvement opportunities.
Key Job Competencies
- Possessing or studying towards a recognised Engineering Qualification (HNC, HND, BEng or MEng) or equivalent/suitable previous work experience.
- Responsible for ensuring that own training is undertaken in a timely and GMP compliant manner before the task is undertaken.
- Ability to develop competency with Maintenance, Calibration, Utilities, Facilities, and Asset Management.
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