Facility & Plant Maintenance Supervisor

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We are one of the leading European contract manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare sectors, with some 2,300 employees in Germany, France, Finland, UK and Norway. For us, the next step is always the one that matters most. Our fast pace drives us forward, fills our working environment with life and spurs our growth. Our winning formula for shared success: room for passion. Because we know that passion is the best medicine when it comes to excellent service around the world. Welcome to NextPharma.

Facility & Plant Maintenance Supervisor – Ensuring the Heart of Quality and Safety

We are looking for a solution-oriented and experienced professional who is passionate about uncompromising quality and technical precision. You will be responsible for the functionality of automation systems, cleanroom facilities, purified water systems, and technical utilities in a standardized environment.

NextPharma Tampere has several decades of extensive experience in pharmaceutical development, commercial manufacturing and packaging of ophthalmic products.

What are we looking for?

You will manage a high-tech ecosystem – ranging from demanding cleanroom HVAC and pressure hierarchies to medical gas systems and PW/WFI water loops and General Site facility maintenance and services. Your work is central to ensuring compliance with strict GMP and regulatory requirements. You ensure that documentation is flawless and processes remain stable.

Solve and Innovate: You get to tackle technical challenges before they become problems. Proactive maintenance and continuous improvement are at the core of your daily work.

Technical Expertise: You understand the requirements of pharmaceutical manufacturing or other critical production environments (e.g., pressure differentials, filtration, validation).

Systematic Approach: You take pride in doing things right the first time and following established protocols.

Accountability: You are ready to act as an expert in high-pressure situations and lead internal and external service partners with professionalism.

What we hope you bring

• Solid know-how in automation engineering
• Several years of experience with automation systems and/or cleanrooms or purified water systems
• A relevant engineering degree (B.Sc. or M.Sc.)
• Experience leading projects, people or operations
• Good IT skills (f.ex. MS Project)
• Fluent Finnish and strong English skills
• Openness to occasional on-call duty (~1 week/month)

We appreciate: Willingness to travel if/when needed and experience of GMP environment.

We offer you a role where every workday has a meaningful impact. A chance to grow your skills in an international pharmaceutical company. You will work in an environment with a mix of modern and end-of-life technology as part of a team of around 10 supportive colleagues at Tampere site focused specifically on plant maintenance services.

The employment relationship is initially fixed-term for an estimated 1.5 years, however there is a good opportunity to continue. Start: As agreed, possibly already in July. Hours: 37.5 h/week, mostly daytime.

The most important step is your next: You can reach out for more info Petri Kiiskilä petri.kiiskila@nextpharma.com  / +358 44 090 5625 or Jari Saarikko jari.saarikko@nextpharma.com / +358 40 559 9706 at 9:30–10:30 am or 3:00–4:00 pm. Please Apply on our website today (latest June 9, 2026).  

It's time for your next chapter:

We look forward to receiving your application.