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Innishannon
29/10/2018
CK Group are recruiting for an Automation Engineer to join a company in the Pharmaceutical industry at their site based in Innishannon, County Cork on a contract basis for 12 months.
The Company:
Our client is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. This position sits within their Manufacturing Division, which consists of a team of dedicated, energetic individuals, committed to being the most trusted supplier of pharmaceuticals and health products worldwide. They have an interdependent global manufacturing network that's committed to delivering a compliant, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time, across the globe.
The Location:
The role, will be working at our clients site in Brinny which is situated in Cork in South West Ireland. The site is just 30 minutes drive from the centre of Cork and is accessible by bus too.
The Role:
The main purpose of the role will be to be responsible for supporting and implementing changes in GMP Vendor SCADA/PLC & BMS systems. The Engineer will be support day to day system operational and administration activities while ensuring timely response and correction of PLC system faults to minimize production downtime.
Further responsibilities will include:
· Scoping and implementing changes on the OEM systems.
· Troubleshooting and resolving Automation System issues.
· Follow the SDLC Procedure to implement changes (covering RS updates, Change control, Implementation and test).
· Day to Day System Administration & Operational support.
· Interact with Global IT organisations to complete IT risk assessments, raise IT tickets for server / PC changes etc.
· SME for automation standards as they relate to Automation system configuration, SDLC, validation, hardware, software environments and business processes.
Your Background:
· BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical degree.
· 3 or more years of experience in developing or supporting PLC/SCADA/BMS systems.
· Excellent understanding of cGMP's, SDLC methodologies and LEAN/MPS/ Sigma principles.
· Demonstrated ability to analyze and define business problems, develop business cases, and identify appropriate process and technological solutions is essential.
· Experience in Siemens Step7 PLCs , Wonderware Intouch and iFIX SCADAs, Siemens Desigo BMS, SQL Server databases & Thin/FAT Client Application / IO / database server architecture would be ideal.
Please note that your CV should show exact dates of employment (month and year) and any gaps of a month or more should be explained.
CK Group is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all who meet our selection criteria.
If you do not hear back from us within 5 working days of your application for this role, it means that on this occasion you have not been shortlisted for the next stage of the recruitment campaign. Entitlement to work in the EEA is essential. Please quote reference KA43794 in all correspondence