Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Location: Craigavon, UK

Hours: 40 hours per week on a Nightshift pattern: Sunday to Thursday 22:00 – 06:30

Salary: Competitive plus an excellent shift premium

Business Unit: Pharma Services

Open To: Internal and External applicants

Ref No.: HRJOB11612

Who we are:

With over 55 years’ experience, Almac Pharma Services is an established, reliable and world leading outsourcing partner to the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

The company provides tailored, quality-led and timely solutions from early and late phase pharmaceutical development, clinical and commercial drug product manufacture, product launch through to commercial packaging and global distribution.

The Role:

We are currently recruiting a Maintenance Engineer to join our Engineering team. The successful candidate will take responsibility for the planning, execution, and completion of both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance operations, ensuring all activities are conducted efficiently and within designated timeframes. The successful candidate will adhere to engineering best practice standards and maintain full compliance with cGMP requirements.

What you will need to be successful:

• Eligibility to work in the UK OR possess a valid work permit that will allow you to take up full time, permanent employment in the UK.
• City & Guilds Level 2 (or equivalent qualification) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Post education experience in industrial maintenance to include installation of production equipment and planned and unplanned maintenance of plant and production equipment.
• Proven ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in all work undertaken.

Further Information

For more information on the role responsibilities and the essential and desirable criteria, please review the job description attached to this job posting.

A fantastic salary and benefits package is available, including annual bonus, generous holiday allowance, healthcare reimbursement scheme, and a rewarding role where your work contributes to the advancement of human health.

Joining Almac means becoming part of a fast‑paced, growing organisation within a highly regulated industry. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, with excellent opportunities for learning, development and long‑term career progression across the Almac Group.

Our approach is simple – we support, develop and reward our people, build fulfilling careers and together we advance human health. More information can be found here; Life at Almac - Almac

How to apply

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 Friday 19th June 2026.

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 CV’s received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.