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**Job Function: **
Supply Chain Manufacturing
**Job Sub Function: **
Production Equipment Repair & Maintenance
Job Category:
Business Enablement/Support
All Job Posting Locations:
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Job Description:
About Orthopaedics
Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.
Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.
Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
We are searching for the best talent for an Engineering Technician role to be in Leeds, United Kingdom!
Purpose:
We’re seeking a skilled CNC Maintenance Technician with 5 years plus experience to maintain, fault find and repair CNC machines in a regulated medical device production environment. The ideal candidate has hands-on CNC repair experience, strong mechanical and electrical fault finding skills, and follows GMP / ISO quality practices.
As an Engineering Technician, you will:
- Perform preventive maintenance, calibration, and repairs on CNC mills, lathes, medical cleaning and sterilisation equipment.
- Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and CNC-control issues; perform root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Update and maintain maintenance logs, calibration records, and spare-parts inventory in accordance with quality systems.
- Support machine setup, program loading, and post-processor changes in collaboration with production and programming teams.
- Commission new equipment and participate in equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) activities as required by medical device regulations.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives to increase equipment uptime and process yield.
- Safely handle tools and test instruments; follow lockout/tagout and safety procedures.
- Provide on-call sup
Requirements & Skills
- 5+ years hands-on CNC maintenance/repair experience in a production environment.
- Strong mechanical aptitude: bearings, spindles, ball screws, linear guides, gearboxes.
- Electrical and controls skills: servo drives, PLCs, wiring, sensors, and basic ladder logic understanding.
- Experience with CNC controls (e.g., Fanuc, Siemens, or similar).
- Ability to read mechanical drawings, schematics, and electrical diagrams.
- Comfortable using diagnostic tools: multimeter, alignment tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or as part of a cross-functional team.
- Willingness to work in a regulated environment and follow GMP/ISO procedures.
** Desired Skills**
- Prior experience in medical device manufacturing or other highly regulated industries.
- Formal training or certification in CNC maintenance, PLC programming, or industrial hydraulics/pneumatics.
- Experience with preventive maintenance systems and CMMS tools.
At Johnson & Johnson, we want every candidate to feel supported throughout the hiring process. Our goal is to make the experience clear, fair, and respectful of your time.
Here’s what you can expect:
- **Application review: **We’ll carefully review your CV to see how your skills and experience align with the role.
- **Getting to know you: **If there’s a good match, you’ll be invited to a short call with one of our recruitment team to understand more about you and answer any questions that you might have.
- **Staying informed: **We know waiting can be hard and processes can evolve; our recruitment team will keep you updated and make sure you know what to expect at each step.
- **Final steps: **For successful candidates, you will need to complete country-specific checks before starting your new role. We will help guide you through these.
Finally, at the end of the process, we’ll invite you to share feedback in a short survey — your input helps us continue improving the experience for future candidates. Thank you for considering a career with Johnson & Johnson. We’re excited to learn more about you and wish you the best of luck in the process! #RPOEMEA
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**Required Skills: **
Preferred Skills:
Accountability, Agile Manufacturing, Agility Jumps, Communication, Equipment Maintenance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Issue Escalation, Manufacturing Equipment, OSHA Compliance, Plant Operations, Predictive Maintenance, Problem Management, Process Oriented, Professional Ethics, Project Management, Repair Management, Report Writing