Automation Staff Engineer

Description

The company works across Innovative Medicine and MedTech, aiming to prevent, treat and cure complex diseases with smarter, less invasive care.

The role sits at the Ringaskiddy site in Cork, Ireland, within the Make Asset Management group.

You will be the main site contact for global and centre of excellence teams, and you will lead a team of DeltaV engineers who support and maintain the site's DeltaV systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main contact for the DeltaV centre of excellence on standards development and delivery.
• Own specific KPIs for the DeltaV system.
• Lead site-wide governance of DeltaV standards and keep them current.
• Deliver and carry out the site DeltaV strategy.
• Manage the full lifecycle of the system.
• Work with the ES Strategy and New Technology Lead to test and evaluate new technologies, acting as the site subject matter expert.
• Serve as technical owner of the DeltaV infrastructure and site subject matter expert for the system.
• Lead the vendor management process for the DeltaV system.
• Lead the DeltaV standards and infrastructure team on key strategic projects.
• Lead the upgrades, performance, production and development systems, library standards and DeltaV network infrastructure of the site.
• Develop and lead every colleague in your department.
• Stay focused on customers and results, and come up with new ideas.
• Make sound decisions and solve problems well.
• Collaborate across site functions and with other company sites.
• Act with integrity and in line with the company's Credo at all times.
• Partner strategically with other departments and align with other Innovative Medicine and MedTech sites.

Requirements

• Essential: a third-level degree in engineering, science or an IT discipline.
• Essential: at least 5 years of leadership and delivery execution experience.
• Essential: at least 8 years of experience in a pharmaceutical or GMP-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Desirable: experience supervising or managing people and resources.
• Desirable: in-depth technical knowledge of S95 level 1 systems such as Emerson DeltaV, OSI Pi, PLCs, and IT infrastructure and hardware.
• Desirable: a sound grasp of industrial automation networks and their communication protocols.
• Desirable: strong MES experience, ideally Werum PAS-X, plus DeltaV batch control experience and process knowledge for upstream, downstream and bio processing support.
• Desirable: a good understanding of S95 level 4 systems such as ERP, quality systems, data warehouses and CDL, and what they can do.
• Desirable: in-depth understanding of the ISA S95 and S88 standards and how to apply them across the global supply chain.
• Desirable: good appreciation of Industry 4.0 and IoT, and how to drive transformation within that framework.
• Desirable: good understanding of the evolving digital landscape and how it can transform biopharma.
• Preferred skills: artificial intelligence (AI), controls compliance, critical thinking, industrial robotics, industry analysis, innovation, lean supply chain management, machine learning (ML), management systems implementation, organising, problem solving, project management, prototyping, robotic automation, STEM application, smart systems, technological savvy.

Conditions

The anticipated base pay range is €63.300,00 to €101.315,00.

Equal opportunity: the company values each person as an individual, respects diversity and dignity, and recognises merit.

Benefits

• An annual bonus with a set target as a percentage of pay, set by grade and location, paid on individual and company performance for the previous calendar year, or sales commissions.
• Vacation days, parental leave of at least 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave and volunteer leave.
• Well-being reimbursement and programmes covering financial, physical and mental health.
• Service anniversary and recognition awards.
• Insurance plans, subject to plan terms, for employees and, in some locations, eligible dependents.
• Benefit details are for information only, and amounts and offerings may vary by location and change over time.