Title: Technical Maintenance Specialist
Location: Suffolk/Cambridgeshire
Duration: Permanent
Our client is looking for a Technical Maintenance Specialist to maintain and repair the instrumentation within the laboratory to ensure compliance with QMS and 17025 standards.
Responsibilities:
• Optimise maintenance processes and equipment reliability, providing hands-on support for instrument maintenance and repairs.
• Engage in training and development to enhance technical maintenance and troubleshooting skills.
• Participate in LEAN projects.
• Manage and maintain all service maintenance contracts for laboratory equipment and facilities.
• Lead contract renewal negotiations, focusing on cost-effectiveness and high-quality service.
• Work with operational and technical teams to ensure preventive maintenance is carried out.
• Serve as the main point of contact for service engineers on-site, ensuring that all required repairs and maintenance are completed.
• Oversee the arrival of engineers, ensuring clear communication with service companies for accurate dispatch of the correct personnel and parts.
• Keep detailed records of all maintenance activities, contracts, and outcomes of LEAN projects to ensure traceability and compliance.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation, providing updates on maintenance schedules, contract statuses, and project progress.
• Adhere to and promote Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) standards.
Requirements:
• A degree or equivalent qualification in a scientific or related field.
• Technical experience in an analytical testing laboratory setting.
• Familiarity with IEC/ISO 17025, ISO 9001, and other ISO standards, as well as Quality Management Systems.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-throughput environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for resolving a variety of issues.
• Knowledge of quality KPIs and metrics, with the ability to implement changes for continuous improvement.
• Capability to meet deadlines effectively.
• Experience in auditing