Multi Skilled Technician

Kedrion Biopharma is seeking a Multi Skilled Engineer with hands on experience working within a manufacturing production environment to join the Engineering Department located on site in Elstree, Hertfordshire.

As a Multi Skilled Engineer, your responsibilities include maintaining, calibrating, repairing, and developing equipment within the Engineering Department, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices.

You will collaborate effectively with Production, QA, and Planning teams, swiftly analysing and resolving issues while communicating instructions for seamless production. Your role involves supporting both reactive and planned maintenance activities, providing technical guidance to minimise risks in manufacturing operations.

Join us at Kedrion Biopharma to contribute your expertise and drive operational excellence in a dynamic engineering environment.

This role will suit an apprenticeship trained Engineer in Electrical, Mechanical or similar and has experience working within a manufacturing environment such as Food, Dairy, Pharmaceutical, Motor, etc.

Please note – this position is on a 24/7 shift rota and the hours are Monday to Sunday, 7am to 7pm (4 days on and then 4 days off), 7pm to 7am (4 nights on and then 4 nights off).

There are no public transport links close to site so please check out our location before applying.

Duties & Responsibilities –

• Completion of maintenance, calibration, repairs, set-up of production and utility equipment ensuring all relevant guidelines and practices. Ensure that all activities are completed in a timely manner including all associated paperwork complying with engineering and production schedules.

• Be able to work under pressure in sometimes complex conditions / scenarios / environments to provide a methodical and calm approach to problem solving; by taking the lead and coordinating the engineering resource accordingly to provide an effective and efficient resolution to any problems presented.

• Participate in shift handovers documenting important information and communicating to the relevant people.

• Ensure the maintenance and use of regulatory and non-regulatory documentation (i.e., work orders, calibration records, equipment logbooks etc.) for all aspects of the job, are undertaken with a right first-time approach.

• Take responsibility for own training records and development records to ensure regulatory compliance and adherence to BPL key performance indicators.

• Provide engineering technical support to other departments, such as Capital Projects and QA as and when required.

• Drive continuous improvement in all engineering processes and procedures through knowledge, innovation, and teamwork. Including but not limited to updating BEMPS, SOP’s, critical spare parts holding, reliability program improvements, fault finding and root cause analysis.

• Adhere to safe working practices in accordance with current legislation and BPL requirements and ensure work is organised through H&S policies, guidelines, Risk Assessments, Method statements, Permits and safe systems of work.

• Ensure that parts and equipment comply with the required quality standards within the pharmaceutical and GMP environment.

• Make technical decisions relating to engineering tasks and their impact on Operations, seeking guidance where necessary.

• Flexibility is required in the performance of reasonable work needed by BPL which may not be detailed in this job description.

Skills to help you in the role -

• Ability to perform Engineering and Maintenance activities to a high standard on Pharmaceutical Utilities and associated equipment including:
• Sterile Steam Systems
• Purified and Sterile Water Systems
• Clean Room Environments
• HVAC systems
• Building Management Systems and/or
• Ability to perform Engineering and Maintenance activities to a high standard on Pharmaceutical Process Equipment and associated equipment including:
• Filling line Equipment
• Clean in place systems
• Filtration and Chromatography Units
• Centrifugation systems
• Packing lines

• Excellent communication skills

• Excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills

• Ability to deliver technical and practical ‘on the job’ training to other technicians

• Ability to lead and generate innovation and processes improvements

• Ability to work well in multifunctional teams

• Ability to follow processes and work instructions accurately

• GMP training and experience

• Be able to work under pressure in sometimes complex conditions / scenarios / environments to provide a methodical and calm approach to problem solving

We're looking for highly motivated and experienced people to drive the business forward. In return you'll be supported in developing your skills with ongoing training and career opportunities.

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Pension
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Employee assistance programme
• Benefits & Discounts app
• Virtual GP
• Subsidised canteen

Kedrion Biopharma is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Italy, which collects and fractionates blood plasma to produce and distribute worldwide plasma-derived therapies for use in treating and preventing serious diseases, disorders, and conditions.

In 2022, Kedrion joined forces with BPL (Bio Products Laboratory). Based in Elstree, BPL operates a targeted portfolio of successful plasma-derived products to treat rare diseases. There are nearly 1000 colleagues based at the campus, where a number of our life-enhancing plasma-derived products are manufactured.

With the combination of Kedrion and BPL, the company now becomes a global player in plasma derivatives and rare disease medicines employing more than 4,800 people worldwide. As a joint company, we function as a bridge between donors and the people who need treatment, and work on a global scale to expand patient access to plasma-derived therapies.

Please apply today for immediate consideration.