Steam Mechanical Engineer

For nearly 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Overview

Rota - 35 Hrs per week

Monday - Thursday 8.00 am - 4.30 pm

Friday 8.00 am - 1.00 pm

Out of hours callouts - rostered - 1 in 4 weeks (Paid at additional rate)

* Please not due to nature of role flexibilty surrounding core hours is essential.

Overall responsibility:

Steam Mechanical Engineer to operate, maintain, and repair site steam-based systems,. To ensure high-pressure systems meet safety, efficiency, and regulatory standards (e.g., pressure vessel compliance).

Core Responsibilities

System Maintenance: Performing planned and reactive maintenance on industrial boilers, steam pipework, and condensate systems.
Safety Compliance: Ensuring all steam systems adhere to health, safety, and statutory requirements.
Troubleshooting: Diagnosing and fixing mechanical, electrical, and control issues within steam plants. E.G Steam traps PRVs etc
System Optimisation: Improving efficiency and reliability of heating, cooling, and steam generation processes

Plus other related or nonrelated maintenance works required to maintain critical plant onsite.

Mechanical repairs and improvements to Company properties, both on a responsive basis and strategic basis.
Mechanical tests and reports on company property and carry out the necessary repairs.
Preventative planned maintenance and complete relevant job documentation.
Respond to reactive work orders and complete, as necessary.
Installation, repair, and modification of pipe work throughout site, both copper and iron.
Responsible for the operation and daily testing of steam controls of site boilers. (BOAS training can be provided).
Responsible for the operation and upkeep of this site biomass boiler.
Carry out feed water and boiler water analysis.

Qualifications and Experience

• At a minimum, City& Guilds Mechanical installation
• Steam qualification / or equivalent time served
• Some IT literacy
• Experience of working in a busy environment to tight deadlines.
• Maintaining Steam Boilers
• Planned preventive maintenance
• HVAC
• LTHW Boilers
• Some controls experience
• Good understanding of pressure system regulation.
• Installation experience
• Fault finding

About Research Models & Services
Fundamental to basic research and discovery is the use of in vivo models to help identify disease targets and determine potential biological pathways that regulate the condition. As the world’s leader in the production and distribution of the highest quality research animal, with 1 out of 2 animal models produced for preclinical research globally, we understand the importance of this step. With seven decades of experience, our expertise is unmatched, allowing us to provide you with the perfect model, including disease-specific and preconditioned options, for basic research and beyond.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to fostering a sense of belonging and work daily in this direction.