Maintenance Engineer — Roche
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 7 days ago
Role overview
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
- At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
- Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
- Key Responsibilities
- Preventative Maintenance & Reliability: Generate, execute, and manage comprehensive preventative maintenance programs (PMs) on advanced production equipment to maximize operational uptime and minimize unplanned downtime.
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Preventative Maintenance & Reliability: Generate, execute, and manage comprehensive preventative maintenance programs (PMs) on advanced production equipment to maximize operational uptime and minimize unplanned downtime.
- Reactive Troubleshooting & RCA: Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic system failures within a high-pressure, medical device production environment to eliminate supply gaps.
- Regulatory Compliance: Maintain meticulous records and data integrity in strict accordance with ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, and GxP standards to ensure equipment remains in its validated state.
- Equipment Validation: Support Quality and Engineering teams during the execution of IQ/OQ/PQ (Installation, Operational, and Performance Qualification) protocols for new or modified machinery.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement equipment optimization projects to systematically improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and manufacturing productivity.
- Documentation & Change Control: Lead or support updates to manufacturing documentation, including work instructions, risk assessments, and formal change control processes.
- Safety & Environment: Adhere strictly to all Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) protocols, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and strict cleanroom gowning/contamination control procedures.
- Inventory & Contractor Oversight: Proactively manage inventory levels for critical components to ensure rapid response times.
- Coordinate third-party contractor site visits, performing rigorous reviews of RAMS (Risk Assessments and Method Statements) and supervising works.
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
- You will work cross-functionally with key stakeholders across the business, including the Sensor Production Team, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Equipment Support Group, Quality, Procurement, Finance, and SHE teams to drive operational excellence and ensure compliance. Requirements & Key Skills
Notes and original content
- The Position
- About the Role
- You will work cross-functionally with key stakeholders across the business, including the Sensor Production Team, Process Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Equipment Support Group, Quality, Procurement, Finance, and SHE teams to drive operational excellence and ensure compliance.
- Requirements & Key Skills
Questions about this listing
What salary does Roche offer for this role?
Roche lists CHF 62'000 - 94'000 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Roche offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Roche during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Basel?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Basel can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Basel's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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