Vacancies

Facilities Technician (Milton Keynes)

We are currently looking to recruit a Facilities Technician, to be based at our Milton Keynes site. The main purpose of the Facilities Technician role will be to ensure that planned maintenance activities and repairs are completed on all building services, structures and related equipment. This position is also to advise and support the business on all aspects of site facilities. Further information on this role is given below.

Key accountabilities will include:

To ensure all common plant and services are maintained to appropriate levels, ensuring documentation and record keeping is completed as required by customers, legislative and regulatory bodies.
To assist in the development and improvement of facilities systems.
To prepare base data for the Site Facilities maintenance and utilities budget for UK plants.
To assist in the preparation of specifications and preliminary cost negotiations with suppliers and potential suppliers.
To support the preparation of maintenance contracts within budgetary constraints.
To manage small projects within building services and ensure work is carried out to specifications, priorities and deadlines.
To identify, recommend and procure replacement plant and equipment.
To control and monitor the performance of facilities external contractors, ensuring compliance to specifications and company procedures.
To ensure that statutory requirements concerning pressure, lifting, fire, environment and utilities are met in full, and equally satisfy the requirements of the Company insurers.
To provide breakdown cover and support at all times where possible for building services. To provide a call out service on an agreed rota basis.
Administration duties including generation of purchase orders, signing in contractors and out of hours visitors.

Required Skills, Knowledge, Competencies & Attributes:

Analytical and creative thinking
Customer focus
Drive for achievement
Organisational awareness
Initiative
Flexibility
Computer literacy
Ideally, knowledge of Bespak processes, as well as legal and industry requirements
Ideally educated to HNC/NVQ level 4 or apprenticeship
Ideally have experience within facilities, maintenance techniques or engineering environment
Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills.

To find out more about this vacancy or to submit your CV please email: human.resources@bespak.com

Team Coach

Permanent

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Team Leader / Team Coach to manage and maintain work activities to meet product Stream/Manufacturing unit objectives and requirements within approved processes, policies and procedures.

Key Duties & Accountabilities

Manage operational activities to meet work requirements
Maintain healthy, safe and productive working conditions
Monitor and control the allocation and use of resources
Implement and maintain quality systems
Lead the work of team to achieve objectives
Selects staff for activities and roles which optimises their contribution
Manage the performance of team members including managing the performance appraisal process, managing poor performance etc.
Conduct team based communications on a regular basis, including delivery of team briefs and other forms of communication
Create effective working relationships to achieve objectives
Identify and implement improvements to work activities and processes
Supporting team members

Required Experience & Competencies:

Proven line management experience, ideally gained within a cGMP manufacturing environment
Demonstrable experience of team working within a cGMP manufacturing environment
Expert knowledge on quality, product and SAP shop floor systems
A collaborative, engaging and enthusiastic style whilst retaining a methodical and organised approach to tasks
An understanding of effective cost control
The ability to present a rational approach to issues in a structured, articulate manner
Strong analytical skills to analyse date and present concepts clearly to others
Strong people relations skills possessing an awareness of employment law and legislation, learning & development, appraisals, training and development of team members
Strong communication and relationship building skills for the creation of effective working relationships with team members, internal customers and external customers
Strong numerical literacy
Certificate level management qualification is highly desirable

To find out more about this vacancy or to submit your CV please email: human.resources@bespak.com

Maintenance Technician

Permanent

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Technician to work as part of a team to provide a manufacturing equipment service in terms of repair, planned maintenance and improvement

Key Duties & Accountabilities:

Demonstrate effective delivery of personal technical skills to support manufacturing equipment in line with business needs.
To operate in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, departmental procedures, company policy and GMP.
To work as part of a team to ensure targets for delivery, quality and efficiency are met.
To support the maintenance of the moulding and assembly operations.
To implement, evolve and carry out the planned and preventative maintenance schedules.
Communicate problems and issues encountered, which impact manufacturing schedules or deployed maintenance plans.
To identify process improvement opportunities and implement within all area.
To provide general operational support to the team and to carry out any other duties as reasonably requested

Required Experience & Competencies:

This role requires a working knowledge of statistical control systems and the ability to use drawing, manuals and circuit diagrams as appropriate.
City & Guilds General Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
City & Guilds Electrical Systems and Electronic or equivalent
City & Guilds General Maintenance Techniques or equivalent
Machine control systems PLC/ASI/Pneumatics/HMI
Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical trade apprenticeship
Demonstrable experience in a manufacturing environment employing electric/hydraulic moulding machines and ancillary equipment and bespoke automatic assembly equipment.
Experience in vision systems, pneumatics and printer/laser marking systems highly desirable

To find out more about this vacancy or to submit your CV please email: human.resources@bespak.com

Maintenance Technician

Permanent

We are currently looking to recruit a Maintenance Technician to work as part of the Moulding Engineering team to provide installation support for new Moulding Equipment and routine maintenance.

Key Duties & Accountabilities

Demonstrate effective delivery of personal technical skills to support the installation of new Moulding Cells within Bespak, in line with programme needs.
To operate in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, departmental procedures, company policy and GMP.
To work as part of a team to ensure targets for delivery, quality and efficiency are met.
To implement, evolve the planned and preventative maintenance schedules for new equipment.
Communicate problems and issues encountered and along with Engineers provide alternate solutions.
Assist in the training and hand-over of new moulding cells to Operational Teams.
To identify process improvement opportunities and implement within all areas of influence.
To provide general support to the team and to carry out any other duties as reasonably requested

Required Experience & Competencies:

This role requires a working knowledge of statistical control systems and the ability to use drawing, manuals and circuit diagrams as appropriate.
City & Guilds General Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
City & Guilds Electrical Systems and Electronic or equivalent
City & Guilds General Maintenance Techniques or equivalent
Machine control systems PLC/ASI/Pneumatics/HMI
Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical trade apprenticeship
Demonstrable experience in a manufacturing environment employing electric/hydraulic moulding machines and ancillary equipment and bespoke automatic assembly equipment.
Experience in vision systems, pneumatics and printer/laser marking systems desirable

To find out more about this vacancy or to submit your CV please email: human.resources@bespak.com

Manufacturing Engineer

Permanent

We are currently looking to recruit a Manufacturing Engineer to provide technical support for new product introduction within production.Reporting to the Manufacturing Systems Manager, your function will be to specify, install, commission and validate new manufacturing equipment to meet production demands and to liaise with suppliers and contractors to ensure projects are delivered on time. This role will also require production of validation documentation to meet regulatory requirements and identifying and implement improvements to manufacturing issues.

Key Duties & Accountabilities

Engineering responsibility for new equipment and improvement (QCDSM) projects
To plan and execute approved projects for both existing and emerging technology to agreed specifications and targets (cost, time and performance) either by leadership of work packages or contributing as a team member
To provide technical support for multi-skilled technicians, covering all assembly, moulding and packaging issues
Ensure that the production processes are capable and robust
Execute validation activities at Bespak and supplier premises
To identify areas of improvement in the production processes and techniques for ongoing cost effectiveness
To use a sound, evidence based approach to problem solving and quality enhancement
Ensure that statutory and regulatory requirements are met
To evaluate and select suppliers against specification and manage those suppliers to project completion
To communicate project status to the programme/ Team manager and customer as appropriate
To be responsible for documentation from specification to production handover, and ensure it meets GMP requirements
To ensure that training and handover procedures are completed to user satisfaction
To develop and improve planned preventative maintenance programmes
To provide process expertise/support in area of speciality (assembly, moulding, Elastomer)

Required Experience & Competencies:

Project management experience involving new equipment installation
Proven and significant experience within a manufacturing industry ideally within high speed automation assembly, injection moulding, RF Plasma or other electro-mechanical equipment experience.

To find out more about this vacancy or to submit your CV please email: human.resources@bespak.com

Mould Systems Technician x 2

Permanent

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for 2 Mould Systems Technicians to provide Operations teams with full technical support in developing, maintaining and continuously improving all moulding processes, tooling and equipment

Key Duties & Accountabilities:

Provide process support to Operational areas to ensure compliance with tool validation procedures
Demonstrate logical, data driven approach to problem solving and quality investigation
To drive and develop expertise in installation of tooling and run an acceptable process
Facilitate and coach the moulding technical operator role, its skills and competencies requirements to support operational objectives
Identify and implement areas of continuous improvement within the moulding and related processes. Assist in the managing of such projects and generation of plans, utilising 6 Sigma methodologies
Carry out Tool approval trials of new and refurbished Mould tooling to required standard, timescale, cost and quality, thus enabling process capability to tolerances and dimensions, in line with component specifications
Develop effective communications with external moulding engineering specialists, internal customers and tooling and equipment suppliers
Operating in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, departmental procedures, company policy and GMP
To identify, and with maintenance support and engineering, correct machine faults
To maintain written records and create detailed reports on proposed improvements.

Required Experience & Competencies:

Experience of working in a cGMP manufacturing environment
NVQ Level III Polymer processing or equivalent
Polymer Technology qualification an advantage
Proven experience in high volume injection moulding environment
Tooling/equipment maintenance experience an advantage
Experienced practitioner in all aspects of IT, e.g., SAP, MS office

To find out more about these vacancies or to submit your CV please email: human.resources@bespak.com

Toolmaker x 3 Permanent

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an apprentice trained mould toolmaker to work on pharmaceutical injection mould tooling within a production support toolroom. This position will report to the toolroom team leader. This position will be a rotating 3 shift x 5 day work pattern.

Key Duties & Accountabilities:

Repair, maintenance, fault finding, tool approval and modification of new and existing tooling
To work in accordance with Health & Safety regulations, departmental procedures, company policy and GMP
Actively participating in and facilitating continuous improvement on tooling
To maintain and update relevant documentation
To work as part of a team to ensure cell targets for delivery, quality and efficiency are met
To repair and maintain injection mould tools to specified tolerances and to design, manufacture and repair special purpose tools
To assist in the production of tooling quotes and tool production plans
Identify and implement areas of continuous improvement within the tooling and production areas. Assist in the managing of such projects and generation of plans
Develop effective communications with external tooling support, internal customers and suppliers as required

Required Experience & Competencies:

In addition to the required professional and technical expertise, candidates will have strong analytical skills, flexibility and customer focus. The ability to work as part of a team is essential for this role.

Toolmaking apprenticeship
Proven post apprenticeship experience
Detailed working knowledge of appropriate equipment and tools and the ability to read and use highly technical drawings
Experience of multi cavity tooling that utilises hot runner valve gate systems is highly desirable

For more information or to submit your CV please email humanresources@bespak.com

Innovation Team Opportunities

Bespak is focused on growth, and in particular we are committed to growth through diversification and innovation. As a result Bespak is always seeking top quality, highly motivated individuals to join our teams in King's Lynn and Cambridge. We will be looking for you to take an active role in the development and implementation of our innovation pipeline. If you are a driven business developer, engineer or scientist with a background in drug delivery systems or an associated sector such as diagnostics, surgical instruments or laboratory instrumentation we want to hear from you.

For more information or to submit your CV please email humanresources@bespak.com

We are always interested to hear from candidates interested in a career at Bespak.

Please send your CV to humanresources@bespak.com and we will contact you with details of any future suitable opportunities.