Engineering Facilities Manager

Engineering Facilities Manager

Accord Healthcare

Fawdon, Newcastle upon Tyne

Full-time, Permanent

Mid-Senior level

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Reporting directly to the Fawdon site Associate Director of Engineering, you will lead the site facilities engineering team, supporting all aspects of facilities engineering and compliance, to world class pharmaceutical standards.

• Management and coordination of the site facilities engineering team and budget to support site pharmaceutical production.
• Ensuring all site legislative compliance requirements are met, including (but not limited to) DSEAR, PSSR, PUWER, Electricity at Work Act etc.
• Ensuring all facilities related GMP compliance is adhered to.
• Management and control of the site planned maintenance systems and metrics.
• Liaise with the Site Project Manager for facilities Capex requirements.
• Provide expert advice and guidance for new facilities related Capex installations as required, such as WFI Systems, HVAC, Chillers Boilers and CHP plant.
• Respond to facilities breakdown situations in a timely manner to minimise production downtime and maximise production and efficiency.
• Management of the site facilities engineering team, comprising of engineering team leader, site electrical engineer, compliance engineer, validation engineer and engineering administrator.
• Responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all site grounds, buildings, utilities (including WFI systems, CIP systems, Chillers, Boilers, CHP Plant, HVAC etc) and infrastructure.

• HND in suitable engineering discipline.
• Preferably have experience of site facilities in a pharmaceutical, Food or Cosmetic environment.
• A strong manager with a flexible and open communication style with the ability to direct and train others.
• Familiarity with computer maintenance management systems.
• Proactive approach to engineering maintenance management.
• Experience working in a facilities engineering environment.
• Understanding of health and safety legislation regarding safe working practices.
• Experience investigating performance and quality issues with exposure to Continuous improvement and lean techniques.
• A proactive mind-set with the ability to work effectively within a team understanding how your role within the company can have a huge impact on the larger business. You will have a 'can-do' flexible approach.

In return, we offer a competitive salary and rewards package (including holiday, bonus and pension scheme). Not to mention the opportunity to genuinely make a difference in a new and dynamic role within a progressive and expanding business, at an exciting time of growing international reach.

If you possess the experience, passion and ability to make this role a success then we would like to hear from you. Please complete your Candidate Profile on our careers site to apply for this role. The closing date is 25/1/26. For more information, you can contact us on:

Accord Healthcare Europe is one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in Europe. Accord has one of the largest market footprints of any European generic and biosimilars companies selling generic medicines in over 80 countries around the world. This global footprint enables us to deliver vital, affordable medicines to national health systems supporting healthcare professionals to transform patient lives worldwide. The approach of Accord is agile and inventive, always seeking to improve products and patients' access to them.

Accord are driven to think differently and deliver more for the benefit of patients worldwide.