Instrument Technician

GlaxoSmithKline ,
Irvine, Ayrshire and Arran
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Instrument Technician - 6-month FTC Irvine This purpose of this role is to provide maintenance servicing to measurement and control equipment and record results in accordance with appropriate internal and external standards, as well as providing support for instrumentation breakdowns and assessing instrument safety issues. Due to Covid-19, this position is currently shift based, with the view to return to typical working hours. Key responsibilities: * Maintain, calibrate and test a wide range of measurement and control equipment in a process environment to ensure safety and quality compliance * Diagnose and repair instrumentation equipment and system faults including escalation where necessary to enhance production performance * Inspection of instrument, measurement and control equipment to verify the correct and safe operation * Verify and support the installation, operation and performance of new project installations as part of commissioning to ensure validation * Accurately Record and Report all maintenance activities to provide documented evidence of analysis and audit trail * Provide coaching & mentoring to apprentices and new technicians to contribute to their development * Ensure all activities comply with site safety procedure and safe systems of work including issuing and accepting permits for instrumentation systems * Conduct suitable handover to ensure job status is communicated to appropriate person. Requirements: * Recognised engineering apprenticeship, NQV Level 3 and/or HNC in relevant discipline * Knowledge of maintaining measurement and control equipment for instrumentation and/or electrical equipment * Able to comply with internal and external engineering and regulatory standards * Experience of working with process and processing systems including hazardous area Additional requirements: * Broad knowledge of electrical and instrumentation systems * Knowledge of operations * Knowledge of regulations; Electricity at Work; GMP; Safety * Systems knowledge; Working knowledge of MERPS * Interpersonal skills; Good communications (written/oral), team player * Organisational skills; Practical/methodical/forward thinking * I.T. Skills Why GSK? GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a world leading research-based pharmaceutical company that combines both individual talent and technical resources to create a platform for the delivery of strong growth in a rapidly changing healthcare market. Our mission is to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. As a company driven by our values of Patient focus, Transparency, Respect and Integrity, we know inclusion and diversity are essential for us to be able to succeed. We want all our colleagues to thrive at GSK bringing their unique experiences, ensuring they feel good and to keep growing their careers. As a candidate for a role, we want you to feel the same way. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only). We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to discuss any adjustments to our process which might help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities. You can either call us on 0808 234 4391, or send an email ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially. 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