Senior Automation Engineer

Republic of Ireland  ‐ Onsite
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Description

The candidate will provide Automation support for the ramp-up of the packaging facility at with a view to enabling commercial packaging capability.

The role will involve the following:
  • Define scope and implement small to medium projects
  • Implement improvements to packaging systems in a safe and compliant manner
  • Provide operations support in commissioning, testing and running of the lines
  • Work with the operations team to identify opportunities to improve packaging systems (usability, reliability, functionality)
  • Perform required maintenance tasks on systems including preventative maintenance, backup, periodic review and disaster recovery
  • Develop procedures to support and maintain the packaging lines from an Automation perspective
  • Coach operations team in the efficient use of packaging systems


Day to day vendor management with focus on Automation Systems Integrators and OEM suppliers Candidates should demonstrate technical, project and interpersonal skills, including but not limited to the following:
  • Client focused
  • Solution orientated
  • Capable of providing technical guidance from concept through design, development, system delivery, commissioning and validation
  • Must have demonstrated experience in the delivery and management of OEM Automation systems in addition to a working knowledge of GAMP software development lifecycle, ANSI/ISA-S95 industry standards
  • Extensive experience with PLC, HMI, SCADA, Serialisation systems across multiple platforms
  • Must be able to work independently with limited supervision
  • Strong technical and organisational communication, coordination, and meeting facilitation skills


Qualifications / Experience:

Education requirements are a Bachelors degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or the Life Sciences.

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years experience implementing and supporting automation systems, ideally for manufacturing organizations in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries.

Experience working in packaging within Pharma / Biopharma is highly desirable.
Start date
03/2016
Duration
12 Months
From
Real Staffing
Published at
04.03.2016
Project ID:
1084108
Contract type
Freelance
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