Equipment Technician

Equipment Technician

Location: Charnwood, Loughborough

Hours: 37.5 hours Mon-Fri with core hours 10:00-16:00

Salary: Competitive

Business Unit: Pharma Services

Open To: Internal & External Applicants

Ref No.: HRJOB10923

The Role

In this role, you will be responsible for calibrating and maintaining laboratory equipment, responding to breakdowns, and conducting data integrity assessments. You will accurately record and report maintenance tasks, investigate equipment failures, and liaise with external contractors for timely calibrations.

Additionally, you will maintain the pharmaceutical environment, review testing results of other equipment technicians, and assist in documentation and validation of new equipment

Key Requirements

· A-Levels (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Engineering, or Mathematics

· Hands-on experience with scientific analytical equipment, e.g., HPLC/UPLC’s, Mass Spec, Gas Chromatography, Karl Fischer, Balances.

· Experience calibrating instrumentation.

· Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing instrument faults.

· Experience of working in a GMP/Laboratory environment.

Desirable Criteria

· BSc (or equivalent) in a Science Subject or an Engineering Subject

· Significant experience calibrating and troubleshooting Waters, Agilent, and Shimadzu HPLC/UPLC’s, Agilent GCs, and Metrohm KFs.

· Experience with laboratory CDS.

· Experience of liaising with external contractors

Please see attached job description for a full list of both essential and desirable criteria.

Apply Now: Apply online and tailor your CV to outline how you meet the role criteria. Please upload your CV in PDF format where possible.

Closing Date: We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on 25th September 2025

Please Note: We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if a sufficient number of applications are received. To ensure your application is considered, please apply at your earliest convenience.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.