West Pharma Apprentice Technician Engineer 

United Kingdom, England 

514982986

To undertake a structured training programme both at the St Austell site and at a local training facility in the form of an apprenticeship to enable the successful candidate to:

• Learn the skills and knowledge required to safely maintain and repair manufacturing equipment, that is used to produce elastomer products for pharmaceutical packaging systems.
• Support Production, Engineering, and other departments in meeting all quality, delivery and cost objectives.

• Be aware and follow all relevant Procedures and Instructions as per company policy that applies to the position covered by this job description.
• Carry out both electrical & mechanical fault diagnosis, investigation and problem solving in the event of breakdowns for all site machinery.
• Maintaining equipment and services by carrying out planned maintenance and improvements.
• Undertake projects as directed by the Engineering Management.
• Manage, track and record all work on the maintenance management system (MMS).
• Undertake training and carry-out continuous improvement using lean sigma tools.

• Required: Minimum Grade 4 GCSE Mathematics, GCSE English, GCSE Science – or equivalent.
• Desirable: Currently undergoing Engineering based training.

• No minimum experience required
• Experience operating drill press, band saws, hand tools and grinding/abrasive tools with a mechanical / electrical background is an advantage

• Ability to read mechanical diagrams and schematics.