Maintenance Engineer(s), Mechanical and/or Electrical.

Location: Oxford, GB

Company: oxfordbiom

Join Us in Changing Lives

At OXB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re on a mission to enable life‑changing therapies to reach patients around the world—and we’re looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful.

We’re currently recruiting for Maintenance Engineers with the ability to work across both Mechanical & Electrical maintenance disciplines to join the team. Determine and execute routine preventative maintenance activities and procedures and assess and implement major fault repairs, playing a key part in advancing our mission and making a real difference.

Your responsibilities in this role would be:

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• Accountable for completion of assigned routine preventive maintenance activities
  
• Identification and mitigation of equipment faults.
  
• Responding to breakdowns of equipment, assessment, diagnosis, repair of faults or escalation
  
• Co‑ordinating of OXB’s external engineering resource in relationship to specialist repairs and maintenance of assets
  
• Completing regulatory routine monitoring
  
• Evaluating asset performance against determined criteria
  
• Completing quality documentation for critical failures
  
• Escalating events impacting engineering assets.
  
• Identification and management of critical engineering stock inventory.
  
• Maintain a safety‑first approach to assets and engineering procedures.
  

We are looking for:

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• A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English
  
• An apprenticeship to NVQ 3 Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent in mechanical and/or electrical engineering.
  
• Experience within a GxP Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry is preferred or alternatively a similar regulated environment.
  
• Good working knowledge of Health and Safety within an engineering environment is needed.
  

About Us:

OXB is a quality and innovation‑led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life‑changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than 25 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

OXB collaborates with some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno‑associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. OXB’s world‑class capabilities span from early‑stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality‑assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise.

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• 🧘 Wellbeing programmes that support your mental and physical health
  
• 🚀 Career development opportunities to help you grow and thrive
  
• 🤝 Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
  
• 🧪 State‑of‑the‑art labs and manufacturing facilities
  
• 🌍 A company that lives its values: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect
  

We want you to feel inspired every day. At OXB, we’re future‑focused and growing fast. succeed together—through passion, commitment, and teamwork.