REQ-10070283
Feb 04, 2026
Netherlands

Summary

#LI-Onsite
Location: Baarle Nassau, Netherlands

Join our team to ensure the integrity and reliability of GMP production equipment. As a Production Support Engineer, you’ll perform and document preventive, corrective, and troubleshooting maintenance to keep operations safe and efficient, while partnering with teams to solve technical challenges and drive continuous improvement.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute maintenance activities in GMP and non-GMP areas, coordinating with vendors as needed
  • Perform corrective maintenance, including troubleshooting and first-line failure remediation
  • Carry out preventive maintenance and support planning/preparation for scheduled shutdowns
  • Complete inspection maintenance by executing defined protocols
  • Perform calibration activities to schedule, with accurate documentation
  • Partner with Manufacturing and Quality to align priorities and resolve technical issues effectively
  • Manage and administer production-equipment spare parts in alignment with the Maintenance/Reliability Engineer
  • Drive continuous improvement and support validation by contributing to equipment/process updates, preparing interventions, maintaining technical documentation, and training operators as required

Essential Requirements

  • MBO/HBO degree with 4-6 working experience and with proven track record within maintenance and facility engineering.
  • Preferably 3+ years of working experience within (pharmaceutical) GMP and/or isotope manufacturing.
  • Fluent in English.
  • Hands-on experience with preventive and corrective maintenance in a production environment.
  • Ability to interpret technical documentation and calibration protocols.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and collaborative mindset.
  • Proficiency in documentation and adherence to safety standards.

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Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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Operations
Production / Manufacturing
Netherlands
Baarle Nassau
Technical Operations
Full time
Temporary (Fixed Term)
No
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REQ-10070283

Production Support Engineer (m/f/d)

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