Maintenance Background
Potential Job Roles and Salaries
What kind of roles would I be suitable for based on my maintenance background?
If your current or previous job was in maintenance, you could retrain to perform the SAME OR SIMILAR job within the high-paying pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing industry.
Here are some of the typical roles and the expected salaries:
Maintenance Technician
Tasked with routine maintenance of manufacturing equipment as well as helping to troubleshoot when issues arise. Due to the regulation of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, they are required to keep detailed and accurate documentation of their work.
- Starting Salary: €30,000 to €35,000
- After 3 Years: €35,000 to €45,000
- After 5 Years: €45,000 to €55,000
- Starting Salary: $48,360
- After 2 Years: $61,950
- After 5 Years: $73,540
Calibration Technician
Responsible for the routine inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of instruments and manufacturing equipment. The purpose of the calibration technician role is to ensure the accuracy of the measurements taken using this equipment.
Some companies might call this role:
- Electrical and Instrumentation Technician
- Starting Salary: €30,000 to €35,000
- After 3 Years: €35,000 to €40,000
- After 5 Years: €40,000 to €50,000
Some companies might call this role:
- Electrical and Instrumentation Technician
- Starting Salary: $63,336
- After 2 Years: $75,420
- After 5 Years: $90,504
Facilities Engineer
Can have an extremely broad remit covering the infrastructure of the building, depending on the needs of the company. Areas of direct responsibility might include environmental, health and safety issues, electrical engineering or HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning).
Some companies might call this role:
- Maintenance Engineer
- Starting Salary: €35,000 to €45,000
- After 3 Years: €45,000 to €55,000
- After 5 Years: €55,000 to €65,000+
Some companies might call this role:
- Maintenance Engineer
- Starting Salary: $73,640
- After 2 Years: $93,300
- After 5 Years: $111,060
References
- Morgan McKinley Ireland Salary Guide Calculator 2022 (for Dublin) When using the calculator, choose “Engineering” or “Science” from the drop-down menu labelled “Discipline” to find relevant roles.
- Sigmar Recruitment
- Brightwater Salary Survey
- Bureau of Labor Statistics NAICS 325400 – Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing – May 2021 Estimates
Salaries are calculated as 80%, 100% and 120% of BLS averages.
What Courses Do I Need to Take?
If your current or previous job is in engineering maintenance;
STEP 1: You will first need to take our Conversion Course into Maintenance Roles in Pharma to perform the SAME OR SIMILAR job within the pharma industry.
Ideal for:
- anyone with a mechanical, maintenance, production, manufacturing, industrial, facilities, plant, maintenance, civil engineering/technician background
…who want: to retrain to do the same or similar work in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry
Duration: 18 weeks
Delivery: Completely ONLINE with weekly deliverables and progress checks
Hours per week 10
Awarding body: GetReskilled
STEP 2: Then take our Equipment Validation Training Course (ONLINE) – For starter validation, CQV and C&Q roles to learn how those systems are validated.
Equipment Validation Training Course – For starter validation, CQV and C&Q roles
Ideal for:
- Candidates with mechanical, maintenance, process, chemical production, industrial engineering/technician background
…who want: to learn how to validate equipment in a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
Duration: 10 weeks
Delivery: Completely Online
Hours per week: 14
Awarding body: GetReskilled
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