BPL-JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Details
Job Title: / Instrumentation and Control Technician
Generic Job Title: / Multi-Skilled Engineer
Band: / 5
Department/Directorate: / Site Engineering
Accountable to: / Engineering Shift Manager
Main Job Purpose
Calibration, maintenance, repair and continual development of all Instrumentation and Control systems within the scope of the Site Engineering Department with due regard to Good Manufacturing Practice and other relevant regulations and guidelines eg. Health and Safety.
Organisation Structure
Chief Engineer
Plant and Utilities Manager
Engineering Shift Manager
Multi skilled Technicians
Key Duties and Responsibilities
  • Provide on-line faultfinding, breakdown and repair service to all instrumentation and control equipment BMS systems etc..
  • Provide a breakdown service for the plant.
  • Arrange for any instrumentation and/or control equipment to be serviced and/or calibrated by external contractors.
  • Produce maintenance / calibration plans and standard operating procedures for cost effective operation, calibration and maintenance of all instrumentation and control systems across the site.
  • Follow planned maintenance / calibration, and standard operating procedures for all instrumentation and control equipment.
  • Source and order necessary spares and maintain adequate stocks to keep all plant running.
  • To install, modify and commission new equipment.
  • Maintain and use GMP documentation for all aspects of the job as expected within a pharmaceutical environment.
  • Continually develop and improve process control and monitoring instrumentation performance, and working practices within the scope of Production Engineering.
  • Attend any courses as required by regulation or personal development needs and maintain own training record as required in Pharmaceutical industry.
  • Provide input to maintain adequate levels of spares for maintenance and breakdown requirements.
  • Flexibility is required in the performance of reasonable work needed by BPL which may not be detailed in this job description.

Acceptance and Review
Accepted
Manager.(signed) ...... Date......
Manager (printed) ………………………………….
Jobholder (signed) ...... Date......
Jobholder (printed) …………………………………

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