Engineering Technician

At Argenta, we’re more than a company - we’re a global team, dedicated to healthier animals. We believe that when their lives are made better, we're all the better for it.

Founded in 2006, we support companies big and small to develop and manufacture health products for pets and livestock. Our trusted, innovative solutions cover every stage of the process, from molecule to market.

We are in a unique position: the world’s only combined contract research and contract development and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) dedicated solely to animal health.

We are ambitious, growing, and building a One Team culture, grounded in our values: 

• We are team players.


• We are doers.


• We are customer-centric.


• We are innovators.

As a global company, we value diversity and the richness it brings - across locations, career stages, backgrounds, and experiences. When every person brings their best “paw” forward, we make animals' lives better.

With bases in New Zealand, the US, the UK and Europe, our 900+ colleagues are driven by our partnership approach and purpose: Healthy Animals. Let’s Make It Happen, Together.

Team players who want to do great work and find innovative ways to make animals’ lives better through our customer-centric efforts should apply.

About the Role

An amazing opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Technician, within our Dundee manufacturing site. The Engineering Technician is responsible for carrying out tasks for performing planned maintenance and corrective maintenance repairs of equipment with the established processes and to the relevant GMP, Engineering and Health and Safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out all technical tasks, on shift, in accordance with instructions, procedures, plant safety and GMP guidelines and support shift-based training with staff on equipment.


• Support all Environmental, Health and Safety requirements to ensure that maintenance activities are safely executed. (e.g. Permits to Work, Risk Assessment, Incident Reporting, Safe Work Practice, COSHH).


• Provide preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance support for all equipment and auxiliary systems on site, while meeting the relevant standards and in accordance with the site maintenance processes. Have a good understanding of maintenance systems and engineering procedures and systems of work (e.g. CMMS).


• Complete all appropriate maintenance documentation (Electronic/paper), handovers and maintenance history logs whilst maintaining a clean working area. Investigate equipment failures and support activities necessary to improve equipment reliability.


• Comply with all local and global company policies including Quality frameworks and health, safety and environment (HSE) policies.


• Perform any other additional duties or serve in such other capacity as may be determined by Company management.

Qualifications

• Minimum C&G, ONC, OND in Engineering Discipline
  

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience in an Engineering Technician role or equivalent


• Experience working in GMP environment desirable


• Pharmaceutical experience desirable, but not essential.


• Minimum Written, Numeracy and verbal communication skills
  


• Computer literate (email / MS Applications / CMMS, etc.)