Maintenance Engineer

Date:  Apr 28, 2026
Location: 

Runcorn, United Kingdom, WA7 3FA

Company:  Teva Pharmaceuticals
Job Id:  67539

We Are Teva

We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

An Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating maintenance activities for manufacturing equipment with a hands on approach. To strengthen the efficiency of the manufacturing systems to achieve maximum equipment performance whilst ensuring ongoing compliance with Health & Safety, cGMP/regulatory and corporate standards. To own equipment, procedures, maintenance plans and drive continuous improvements initiatives in order to implement industry best practice.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Execute planned and unplanned preventative maintenance tasks independently, to align with site KPI and schedule compliance
  • Review and update maintenance schedules based on predicate knowledge to support ongoing business operations
  • Drive forward plans for preventative and predictive maintenance to further reduce risk to equipment and processes
  • Support production and other departments to minimise unplanned downtime and ensure effective communication
  • Monitor equipment performance, propose and implement improvement activities to ensure optimum performance to improve equipment reliability
  • Effective communication and influencing of key stakeholders
  • Own and review Standard Operating Procedures and maintain training compliance
  • Increase cost effectiveness through energy and maintenance saving initiatives
  • Monitor expenditure when purchasing considering costs are with a reasonable range and within the maintenance budget
  • Ensure right first time completion of all batch, operational and supporting documentation
  • Support non-conformances, investigations, corrective actions and action root cause analysis effectively
  • Minimising the impact of engineering activities on site operational targets through careful planning, communication and teamwork
  • Ensure effective management of contractors on site to ensure safe, smooth and successful execution of activities
  • Manage and implement small projects and drive improvements

Work Pattern

  • 7 shifts over the course of a 2 week period including weekends
  • Mixture of 6am-6pm or 6pm-6am shifts

Your Skills and Experience

Do you have?

  • HND or Degree/post graduate qualification would be beneficial but not essential
  • Significant relevant career experience and technical know how, is essential
  • Related equipment experience operating in a pharmaceutical, or similar highly regulated environment
  • A mechanical engineering background is required. Multi-skilled across both electrical and mechanical would be ideal
  • Experience of equipment performance improvement, ideally within a GMP setting

 

Are you?

  • A strong communicator and proficient written skills
  • Can demonstrate excellent proactive and reactive problem solving skills
  • Very much 'hands on' with a keen eye for detail and high quality standards to your work
  • Self-motivated with the ability to operate autonomously or within teams

 

If so – we would value hearing from you

How We’ll Take Care of You

At Teva, better health starts from within, and that includes you. From day one, you’ll be supported with benefits designed to help you thrive in and out of work. This includes generous annual leave, reward plans, access to tailored health support, and meaningful ways to give back to the community.  When it comes to your career, you’ll be encouraged to explore, evolve, and shape your path. Twist, our one-stop shop for career development platform, gives you access to a wide range of possibilities, from learning programs and short-term projects to opportunities for internal growth. Here, you’ll be part of a culture that empowers you to reach your goals and prioritize your wellbeing every step of the way. 

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The deadline for internal applications will close on Tuesday 12th May 2026

Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's global policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable laws. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.