Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Maintenance Engineer (24/7 Shift)

Posted Sep 10, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
Swindon, United Kingdom
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Education
A recognised qualification within engineering such C&G, HNC/HND level and ideally undergone an engineering apprenticeship scheme.

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Role Summary

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Maintenance engineer role across production and facility areas, covering planned and unplanned maintenance on a 24/7 shift pattern with rotational days and weekends. The role aims to improve equipment reliability and minimise downtime.

What You'll Do

  • Apply problem solving and lean manufacturing techniques during maintenance tasks to identify root causes and implement corrective actions
  • Support routine maintenance tickets to keep equipment maintained across site
  • Complete GMP documentation and support progression of change controls through to completion
  • Engage external contractors or equipment specialists and generate documentation such as purchase orders, spares requests, quotations,...
  • Write clear and accurate maintenance instructions and assist with training of engineering and non-engineering staff
  • Ensure compliance with EHS and security policies and report accidents, near misses, and rule breaches

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Qualifications

Skilled maintenance engineer with a mechanical, electrical, or automation control background and a recognised engineering qualification, able to work rotational 24/7 shifts.

Required

  • Good understanding of electrical control, automated systems, and manufacturing process equipment
  • Background in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, automation control systems, or a combination of these
  • A recognised qualification within engineering such as C&G or HNC/HND level
  • Ability to problem solve within a team and on an individual basis
  • Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance
  • Rotational days and weekends (24/7 shift pattern)
  • Adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety standards

Preferred

  • Ideally undergone an engineering apprenticeship scheme
  • Previous experience within a manufacturing facility
  • Previous experience in a pharmaceutical environment

Original job description

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Work Schedule

Rotational days/weekends

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
 

In this role you will be participating a wide range of maintenance engineering activities throughout our production and facility footprint. You will engage with colleagues at multiple levels and from several subject areas to work together and ensure we deliver an exciting and robust production facility to our clients. You will take part and take accountability for planned and unplanned maintenance activities, utilising operational excellence and continuous improvement with the aim of improving equipment reliability and ensuring minimal equipment downtime.
 

Dupont 24/7 Shift Pattern

Responsibilities:

  • During maintenance tasks, you will effectively engage problem solving and lean manufacturing techniques in collaboration with other stakeholders. Identifying the true root cause of the issue – and implement the corrective actions. Drive improvements across the maintenance team to improve efficiency, holding high standards of 5S, eliminating or reducing waste and/or non-value add activities. This gives you the opportunity to actively participate in upgrading and improving equipment, processes and engaging in small projects.

  • You will be working with a team to support routine maintenance tickets that ensure equipment is maintained across site.

  • The team will complete GMP documentation to high standards, including highlighting errors or bad practices making suggestions for improvements. Supporting the progression of documentation, for example change controls through to completion.

  • Utilising external resource such as contractors or equipment specialists. Generating and completing the appropriate documentation (e.g. Purchase Orders, spares requests, quotations, work permits).

  • You will have an awareness of engineering stores spares control.

  • Holding accountability and responsibility for ensuring all personal activities are reliably closed on time, against agreed targets such as planned preventative maintenance task and training.

  • You will be required to work within classified areas such as clean rooms that require area specific dress code.

  • You will be involved in writing clear and accurate maintenance instructions. Where appropriate you will assist with the organising and delivering of training and / or instruction of engineering and non-engineering staff.

  • On occasion, providing cover for team members, such as Technical Support function and Engineering Coordinators.

EH&S:

For this role is it important to understand emergency procedures and follow safe systems of work. There is an expectation you will ensure compliance with EHS and security policies and procedures, rules, signage and instructions always. In addition, you will conduct timely reporting and support investigation of all accidents, near misses and breaches of rules.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications: 

We are searching for a skilled maintenance engineer with a good understanding, electrical control, automated systems, manufacturing process equipment. With a background in either mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, automation control systems or a combination of these.

A recognised qualification within engineering such C&G, HNC/HND level and ideally undergone an engineering apprenticeship scheme.

Previous experience within a manufacturing facility and a Pharmaceutical environment would be highly beneficial.

Being able to problem solve within a team and on an individual basis.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

About the company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Large Enterprise

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, providing a wide range of analytical instruments, reagents, and software solutions for healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences research. With a commitment to innovation and quality, the company enables customers to make significant advancements in scientific discovery and healthcare diagnostics. Thermo Fisher operates in more than 50 countries and employs over 80,000 people, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at enhancing global health and safety. Through its broad portfolio of brands and technologies, the company plays a vital role in accelerating life-changing research and improving patient outcomes worldwide.