Maintenance Engineering Opportunities Almac Sciences

Maintenance Engineering opportunities

Location: Craigavon

Hours: see additional information

Salary: Competitive

Business Unit: sciences

Open To: Internal and External Applicants

Ref No.: HRJOB11408/1

The Role

Ready to put your maintenance engineering skills to work in a growing organisation? As we expand, we’re building a talent pool of Maintenance Engineers for current and future opportunities at Almac.

**We’ll review CVs on an ongoing basis and compile a merit list for current and future vacancies. To give your application the best chance of progressing, please ensure your CV clearly demonstrates how you meet the role criteria which can be found below and in the attached job description.**

You’ll play a key role in keeping our operations safe and reliable, maintaining and troubleshooting electrical systems, supporting process improvements and contributing to engineering and site projects.

A typical day for a Maintenance Engineer is far from typical. The role is dynamic and versatile in its daily tasks.

There may be the opportunity to travel from time to time based on business needs.

This role would suit a factory electrician with proven experience in a factory environment who is willing to work in a highly regulated setting. We are looking for someone who is motivated, methodical, and exhibits excellent troubleshooting skills.

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

Please see attached job descriptions for further details for each role

Key Requirements

Applicants must have 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.

We are looking for someone with City & Guilds Level 3 in an Electrical related discipline (or equivalent) combined with post apprenticeship experience in a maintenance environment.

Whilst not essential, it would be desirable for candidates to have

· HND/HNC (or equivalent) in an electrical related discipline,

· Previous maintenance experience within the food, chemical or pharmaceutical industry.

· Experience of electronic preventative maintenance scheduling tools

· Experience of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA)

· Experience of calibration completion

Please see attached job descriptions for further details for each role

Additional Information

40 hours per week which would be an 8 hour shift pattern Sunday PM to Friday PM.

Days, Evenings, Nights rotated weekly.

week 1 is 06:00 to 14:30, week 2 is 14:00 to 22:30 and 3rd week is 2200 to 06:30.

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 Sunday 22nd November 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.