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Automation Engineer

• Grade: L2
• Hiring Manager: Eoin Galvin
• Location Waterford
• Please note 24/7 shift pattern applies for this role
• Full-Time

About Waterford

For more than 20 years, our Waterford team has continued to grow and diversify to serve patients around the world. Today, a team of almost 800 work together at a state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical and medical device campus. Recognised through multiple local and national awards, Sanofi Waterford offers flexible working and access to a world of opportunities to grow your career at one location. As well as attractive benefits, the team enjoy access to an onsite gym and medical centre that underpin a strong commitment to health and wellbeing.

Main responsibilities:

• Work with the Automation Team to provide Automation support for operations and project implementation.
• Provide technical support & guidance to Process, Maintenance & Facilities Engineers.
• Act as the Automation support contact within the Mabs manufacturing area in a shift capacity role.
• Identify, evaluate & implement opportunities for continuous improvement of the PLC / SCADA Automation Systems & applications.
• To provide high level Automation support to operations to ensure our automation systems are kept in a compliant manner.
• Excellent technical knowledge with good operational and/or project engineering experience i.e. all phases of the GAMP life cycle validation phases.
• Support to the shift Automation Technicians & Engineers.
• Be responsible for and involved in troubleshooting & maintenance of all production processes and equipment.
• Work closely with the Process Engineers on Investigations and delivering projects and Continuous Improvements to reduce / eliminate technical issues in the area.
• Support initiatives / workshops FMEAs as required.
• Experience of Packaging and/or sterile vial filling an advantage but not essential.

About you:

To excel in this role you will need to have:

Essential requirements:

• 3-5 years’ experience in a pharmaceutical control systems operational and/or project engineering role.
• • Experience of PLC systems Siemens Elau an advantage • Experience of SCADA systems Ifix / Wonderware Utility MS and EMS systems.
• Must have good knowledge of Manufacturing equipment & processes .
• Strong Diagnostic & faulting abilities.
• Good Knowledge of PLC / SCADA & Vision systems.
• Good Knowledge of Electrical systems, Drives Units & associated   Schematics.
• Support to the shift Automation Technicians & Engineers.
• Responsible for and involved in troubleshooting & maintenance of all production processes and equipment.  Working closely with the Process Engineers on Investigations and delivering projects and Continuous Improvements to reduce / eliminate technical issues in the area.
• Support initiatives / workshops FMEAs as required.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to accurately document work performed.
• Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks; must be detail orientated and self-motivated.
• Must be able to work independently on own projects while working concurrently with all departments and levels of employees.

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