Automation Engineer

Job Description

Position Summary:

As an Automation Engineer you will be working within the technical support function to offer solutions to problems restricting the site’s capacity to manufacture pharmaceutical product.

Responsibilities:

• Working with all relevant managers and department heads to generate automation strategies for existing and future business product lines

• Work autonomously to generate, report on and deliver project plans for all own engineering activities.

• Leading site and corporate important metric measures, including internal customers and external customers management, ensuring actions are completed on target and in a timely manor!

• Offer expertise and steer to new product introductions on automation engineering topics to define activity required to deliver the automation strategy of the project.

• To act as client liaison when required and work closely with respective counterparts at client site to align processes across multiple manufacturing sites

• Offer guidance and expertise to the engineering maintenance team in problem solving issues associated with PLC/HMI and networked control systems.

• Ensure cGMP is applied in the work area and align with cGMP through following site SOP’s in all areas of the business.

• Introduction of TPM into the maintenance management system for upkeep of automation.

• Ensure standard process approaches are always sought to future proof where possible any applied projects.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

Qualifications/Experience:

• Engineering degree qualified and/or with relevant experience, in PLC controlled production facilities.

• Experience in Allen Bradley PLC programming from first principles as well as advanced fault finding in both local control environments and network systems.

• Strong project management background within, for example, production engineering, process engineering within a regulated environment

• Strong problem solving capabilities with urgency to resolve

• Client facing experience preferred.

Characteristics:

• Maturity and pragmatism with strong organisational abilities.

• Dynamic, self-motivated, pro-active approach to taking on challenging assignments.

• Strong project ownership ethic with a “can do” attitude!

• Ability to work within and deliver critical timelines.

• Ability to motivate, communicate and influence multi-functional teams to deliver project timelines

• Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral, and the self-confidence to use these skills to convince others to buy-into proposals and plans.

Benefits we offer:

In addition to your annual salary, based on experience, you will be eligible for annual bonus, contributory pension, private healthcare, life assurance as well as other optional benefits that can be tailored to suit you!

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Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.