2027 Graduate Automation Engineer

Description

The company works across medicines and medical technology, and this role sits in its Supply Chain Engineering function, within the Global Engineering & Technology (GET) Group at the Ringaskiddy site in Cork, Ireland.

The role starts in September 2027 and is part of a graduate programme that runs across the company's Irish campus sites. The programme targets high-potential people who take ownership, drive change and add to their teams and the wider business.

You will help develop, support and maintain the site's automation systems and their interfaces for the Innovative Medicine business in Ireland, making sure computerised systems suit their intended use and meet regulations across their full life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Set a high standard in your own work, follow the company's Credo and Standards of Leadership, and act as a role model for colleagues in the Automation Group and GET.
• Support Automation PAS, PLC and BAS projects, including software and control hardware upgrades, network and sensor upgrades, system implementation, recipe management and writing user requirement specifications.
• Troubleshoot issues quickly and carry out preventive maintenance on the systems.
• Manage the life cycle of the automation systems.
• Maintain working relationships with the business and make sure the automation systems meet its requirements.
• Prepare training courses and training material.
• Write SOPs for automation enabling services.
• Carry out work safely in the automation area and follow good environmental practice.
• Complete your personal training requirements in line with site procedures.
• Build and track automation department metrics and KPIs to meet departmental goals.
• Find efficiencies across the automation area, GET and the site by adopting new technologies and better ways of working, challenging the status quo.

Requirements

• Essential: You are currently studying for at least a bachelor's degree in engineering, science, IT or an equivalent field, and you will graduate in 2027.
• Essential: You are customer focused and results driven.
• Essential: You are innovative.
• Essential: You stay organised in day-to-day work.
• Essential: You communicate information clearly to your team.
• Essential: You make sound decisions and solve problems well.
• Essential: You work well with others across site functions.
• Essential: You act with integrity and in line with the Credo.
• Desirable: Technical knowledge of S95 level 1, 2 and 3 systems, such as Honeywell EBI, Siemens PLCs, IT infrastructure and hardware, and Emerson DeltaV.
• Desirable: A good understanding of S95 level 4 systems and what they can do, such as ERP, quality systems and data warehouses, to help move towards integrated execution systems.
• Desirable: An understanding of the ISA S95 and S88 standards and how they apply across the global supply chain.
• Desirable: A good grasp of Industry 4.0 and IIoT and how they can drive change in this area.

Conditions

You will take part in the graduate programme, which includes regular one-to-ones and feedback, personal development and effectiveness training, and a continuous professional development programme leading to a recognised qualification.

You will build technical skills in your area, gain cross-functional exposure on site and across Campus Ireland, learn new technologies, develop influencing and communication skills, gain project management experience, and meet the senior management team.

The base pay range is €34,800.00 to €55,775.00.

The role is based at the Ringaskiddy site, Cork, Ireland.

The company treats each employee as an individual and respects diversity and merit.

Benefits

• An annual bonus with a set target percentage of pay, set by grade and location and based on the company's and your performance in the previous calendar year, or sales commissions.
• Vacation days, parental leave of at least 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave and volunteer leave.
• A well-being reimbursement, plus programmes for financial, physical and mental health.
• Service anniversary and recognition awards.
• Participation in several insurance plans, subject to plan terms, with eligible dependents included in some locations.
• Benefit amounts may vary by location and are subject to change, and this information is for guidance only.