Automation Engineer

Posted 26 November 2019
Salary€60000 - €75000.00 per annum
Job type Permanent
DisciplineEngineering Leaders and Specialists
ReferenceBBBH26434_1574762844
ContactJames Colbert

Job description

This innovative global biotech organisation is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, this business has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. Due to continued expansion, a new position has arisen in the organisation for an Automation Engineer.

The Role

As an Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting Drug Product manufacturing within the Formulation, Vial/Syringe Filling, Lyophilisation and Component Preparation. In addition, you will:

  • Lead and support system improvements, development of detailed specification, engineering documents, and standard operating procedures.
  • Lead technical root cause analysis, incident investigations and troubleshooting issues related to electrical, instrumentation and equipment control systems.
  • Support new product introductions or new technology introductions by performing.
    engineering assessments, implementing automation system configuration changes and
    supporting engineering runs.
  • Develop and manage change control requests per established SOPs and processes.

The Person

You will have:

  • A minimum of 4 years' in manufacturing, engineering or related technical positions
  • An Engineering degree.
  • Manufacturing automation experience in biopharmaceutical Formulation/Fill/Finish or
    Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) facilities.
  • Experience in Allen Bradley PLC programming and troubleshooting, Rockwell Automation Platforms.

The Benefits

This position offers a competitive salary with an excellent package along with superb working conditions.

To discover more about this opportunity, apply now or contact James Colbert at HRM on +353 1 6321840 for a confidential discussion.