Automation Engineer

Automation Engineer (NPI)

Team Horizon is seeking a Automation Engineer (NPI) for a client in Mayo to provide technical support and program management to all manufacturing operations and NPI’s.

Why you should apply:

• This is an excellent opportunity to join a world class manufacturing operation, with an outstanding track record of reliably delivering high-quality medicines to patients around the world suffering serious illnesses.


• There is a strong culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the company to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives.


• Our client is developing the capability to produce all its medicines, helping to ensure continuity of supply of our medicines as they expand internationally.

What you will be doing:

• 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.


• Comply with the EHS policy and procedures and demonstrate EHS best practices in all work activities

 What you need to apply:

• B.Sc or B. Eng Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in a relevant technical discipline.(Masters desirable) Technical/Business Knowledge


•  • 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.