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Automation Engineer

  • Division: Engineering
  • Contact Email: emma.daly@collinsmcnicholas.ie
  • Job Ref: 24987

Our client, a leader in the pharmaceutical industry is seeking an Automatin Engineer ( NPI Project ) to join their team at their Sligo Facility on a 12 month FTC.

Job summary:

To provide technical support and program management to all manufacturing operations and NPI’s.

To provide technical leadership and control of all control system activities in the manufacturing facilities.

 

Responsibilities:

·       Provide technical support to all control system related issues. Tasks include, daily trouble shooting, optimisation, and documentation control.

·       Leadership of control system qualification activities during project start-up.

·       Life cycle management of the onsite control systems, to GAMP-5 requirements.

·       Project management of control system elements of continuous improvement projects. Work closely with process engineers/ technical support chemists and other departments to deliver these continuous improvement projects.

·       Project management and technical development of future integrations of the control systems, with planned MES and ERP systems.

·       Adheres to and supports all EHS & E standards, procedures and policies.

·       Define proposals for long term plans for control system maintenance and improvements for management.

EHS Responsibilities:

  • Comply with the EHS policy and procedures and demonstrate EHS best practices in all work activities;
  • Continually be conscious of your own safety and that of others, always complying with safety notices and barriers;
  • Report any EHS incidents and/or Near Misses (unsafe acts and conditions) immediately to your supervisor and always raise the event in EHS system.
  • Support a culture of EHS excellence by recognizing and submitting opportunities for EHS improvement on EHS system.
  • Attend all required EHS training and medical surveillance programs;
  • Wear PPE as required.

 

Requirements:

·       B.Sc or B. Eng Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in a relevant Technical discipline.(Masters desirable)

Technical/Business Knowledge -Job Skills

  • 3+ years experience in process automation, with relevant experience of Vendor Packaged Equipment in a GMP environment in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • 3 years experience of the 21 CFR Part 11 and EU Annex 11 requirements for automated systems in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • 3 years plus experience of plant start-ups and/or new product introductions to GMP facilities. Must be able to lead these activities in a start-up environment.
  • Strong knowledge and experience of configuring and troubleshooting complex equipment control systems including PLC systems, and SCADA/HMI applications.
  • Knowledge and experience control system networks, e.g. Profinet, Profibus, Modbus or CANBus.
  • Knowledge and experience of Ethernet based networks, and network architecture models.
  • Knowledge and experience of interfacing systems with plant historians such as Ignition & OSI-PI using OPC interfaces.
  • Knowledge and experience of the life cycle management of control systems, including backup, recovery, user access controls, configuration management and change management.
  • Knowledge and experience of Windows operating system administration.

For a confidential discussion and more information on the role, please contact Emma Daly

emma.daly@collinsmcnicholas.ie

0861041202