Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (Night Shift)

Location: Craigavon
Hours / Shifts / Pattern: Night shift (Sunday – Friday, 11pm – 7am)
Business Unit: Almac Clinical Services
Open To: Internal and External Applicants
Ref No.: HRJOB11606

Who we are

Almac Group is a global leader in advancing human health. We provide a range of expert services across the drug development lifecycle to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, supporting them in finding treatments for patients.

The Opportunity

At Almac Clinical Services, our engineering teams are critical to ensuring that operations run smoothly around the clock. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a Maintenance Engineer (Night Shift) to support our facilities during overnight operations, maintaining the performance, safety and compliance of our plant and equipment.

In this role, you will take ownership of maintenance activities during night shift operations, carrying out preventative maintenance, responding to breakdowns, and ensuring that equipment and environmental systems continue to operate within required parameters. You will play a key role in minimising downtime, supporting production schedules, and ensuring GMP standards are maintained at all times.

Working both independently and collaboratively, you will liaise with production teams, monitor building management systems, and ensure that any issues are resolved efficiently and effectively during the shift.

This opportunity is well suited to an experienced engineer who thrives in a hands-on environment, enjoys problem-solving and is comfortable working autonomously while maintaining strong communication with wider teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Performing planned and reactive maintenance during night shift operations
• Monitoring and maintaining HVAC and building management systems
• Responding quickly to breakdowns and minimising operational downtime
• Ensuring accurate completion of maintenance records and documentation
• Supporting continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
• Coordinating with production teams to resolve technical issues
• Supporting contractor activity and project work where required

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

What you need to be successful

To succeed in this role, you will bring strong maintenance experience and the ability to work independently in a night shift environment. You will be confident in diagnosing issues, prioritising work and ensuring consistent performance across equipment and systems.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have:

• An NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in an electrical or mechanical engineering discipline (or time served)
• Previous experience in a maintenance engineering role within a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with mechanical and/or electrical systems
• Strong troubleshooting and fault-finding capability
• Knowledge of planned preventative maintenance systems
• Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
• Strong communication and documentation skills

Desirable criteria include:

• Experience within the pharmaceutical, food or chemical industries

Applicants must have eligibility to work in the UK/IE with no restrictions OR possess a valid work permit that will allow you to take up full time employment in the UK/IE.

Further information

For further information on essential and desirable criteria, please review the job description attached to the online job posting.

This role reports to the Plant Supervisor and forms part of the Plant & Equipment team supporting continuous operations in Craigavon.

The role will require ongoing night shift working, alongside potential call-out or additional cover where required.

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 Sunday 21st 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.