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

OXB; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company located in Oxford is hiring Maintenance Engineers to perform mechanical and electrical maintenance. The ideal candidates will be accountable for preventative maintenance, fault identification, and repairs. Candidates should have at least 5 GCSEs and relevant NVQ qualifications. This position offers career development and wellness programs within a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Wellbeing programmes

Career development opportunities

Supportive, inclusive culture

State-of-the-art labs

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs, including Maths and English.
• Apprenticeship to NVQ 3 in mechanical/electrical engineering.
• Experience in GxP Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete assigned routine preventative maintenance activities.
• Identify and mitigate equipment faults.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and repairs.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Health and Safety knowledge

Education

5 GCSEs including Maths and English

NVQ 3 Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

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. They will 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:

• Accountable for completion of assigned routine preventative maintenance activities
• Identification and mitigation of equipment faults.
• Responding to breakdowns of equipment, assessment, diagnosis, repair of faults or escalation
• Co‑ordinating 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:

• 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.

Why Join Us?

• 🧘 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. We succeed together—through passion, commitment, and teamwork.