Senior Maintenance Engineer

APICOM | College Park, Dublin

Shape the Future of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

At AstraZeneca, we are investing in the future of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing through APICOM, our state-of-the-art facility currently under construction at College Park, Dublin. With commercial operations planned for 2026, this is a unique opportunity to play a key role in bringing a brand-new manufacturing site to life.

As a Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will join the project during the facility build and operational readiness phase, helping to ensure equipment, utilities and maintenance systems are designed for long-term reliability, efficiency and compliance. As the site transitions into commercial operations, you will become a technical expert within the Engineering and Maintenance team, driving equipment reliability, continuous improvement and operational excellence across the facility.

This role is ideal for an experienced engineering professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, leading improvement initiatives and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver world-class manufacturing performance.

What You'll Be Doing

During Facility Build and Start-Up

You will work within a cross-functional project team to ensure maintenance and reliability principles are embedded into the design and commissioning of the new APICOM facility. Responsibilities will include:

• Support CQV in executing planned activities for equipment under your responsibility, ensuring a smooth transition from CQV to sustaining operations.
• Support equipment and facility design reviews to ensure safe, efficient and maintainable operations.
• Support the finalisation of the Engineering department’s CMMS by reviewing maintenance strategies, job plans, and preventive maintenance programmes; identifying critical spare parts; and establishing appropriate inventory strategies.
• Developing maintenance procedures and supporting documentation.
• Supporting service provider selection and service level agreements.
• Contributing to commissioning, qualification and operational readiness activities.

Once Operations Begin

You will take ownership of equipment reliability and maintenance performance within your designated area, including process equipment, utilities, facilities and tank farm systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the technical expert for equipment under your remit supporting day to day operations and NPI.
• Leading equipment troubleshooting, root cause investigations and reliability improvements.
• Providing frontline engineering support to maintenance technicians and operations teams.
• Managing external service providers and specialist contractors.
• Supporting delivery of manufacturing campaigns while ensuring GMP, safety and environmental compliance.
• Leading engineering change controls and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Developing and implementing long-term asset reliability strategies.
• Monitoring engineering KPIs and driving improvements in equipment availability, efficiency and performance.
• Supporting shutdown planning and execution activities.
• Sharing best practice and lessons learned across AstraZeneca manufacturing sites.

Drive Reliability and Continuous Improvement

A key focus of this role is improving asset performance through data-driven decision making and operational excellence methodologies.

You will:

• Lead Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities on critical assets.
• Develop and implement equipment improvement plans to reduce repeat failures.
• Apply reliability-centred maintenance principles and maintenance optimisation techniques.
• Support Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), 5S and Lean initiatives.
• Use digital tools and performance analytics to enhance equipment reliability.
• Identify opportunities to improve throughput, quality, cost efficiency and sustainability.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement across engineering and operations teams.

Safety, Quality and Compliance

At AstraZeneca, safety and quality are at the heart of everything we do.

You will:

• Promote a strong safety culture where everyone feels responsible for creating a safe workplace.
• Lead and support equipment-related investigations and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with GMP requirements, company standards and regulatory expectations.
• Support environmental sustainability and energy reduction initiatives.
• Drive adherence to standard operating procedures and engineering best practices.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering.
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, API manufacturing or a highly regulated industry.
• Knowledge of ATEX environments and building Electrical infrastructure.
• Experience working with process equipment, utilities and facility systems such as:
  • HVAC
  • Process Abatement Systems
  • Chillers
  • ATEX equipment
• Experience using CMMS platforms such as SAP, Maximo or Infor.
• Understanding of Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) and Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs).
• Strong troubleshooting, technical problem-solving and root cause investigation skills.
• Experience leading reliability improvement, maintenance optimisation or asset management initiatives.
• Experience managing engineering change control processes.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Ability to analyse data and use insights to improve equipment performance.
• Good understanding of GMP requirements and process safety principles.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting major capital projects, NPIs, equipment installation and commissioning activities.
• Experience in reliability-centred maintenance (RCM) methodologies.
• Lean, 5S, TPM or Operational Excellence training.
• Green Belt or equivalent continuous improvement qualification.
• Previous supervisory or project leadership experience.

Why Join AstraZeneca?

This is an opportunity to be part of one of AstraZeneca's most exciting manufacturing investments, helping to build and launch a new facility from the ground up. You'll work alongside talented colleagues, influence how the site operates for years to come and play a critical role in delivering medicines to patients worldwide.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas are valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to providing a supportive environment where everyone can thrive.

Join us and help build the future of pharmaceutical manufacturing at APICOM.

Date Posted

10-Sept-2026

Closing Date

24-Sept-2026

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.