Overview
Automation Engineer - PI HistorianLocation: Billingham, UK
Responsibilities
- Act as the site PI System Administrator/SME-deploy, configure, and sustain AVEVA PI to ensure reliability, integrity, and availability.
- Manage maintenance and keep systems in a validated state aligned with site procedures, GMP, and GAMP expectations.
- Integrate data from control systems (e.g., Emerson DeltaV, Siemens) and manufacturing equipment; define optimal data acquisition strategies.
- Partner with Automation and Manufacturing to improve data availability, contextualization, and usability across the business.
- Develop and support PI Vision displays and coach users on effective data retrieval and visualization.
- Lead/own quality records including deviations, CAPAs, and effectiveness checks.
- Provide front line technical support and prioritize issues and project deliverables with a high degree of autonomy.
Qualifications
- HND (or equivalent, e.g., time served apprenticeship) in EC&I or IT
- 7+ years in a front line delivery role serving the Life Sciences industry
- 5+ years hands on configuring and administering AVEVA PI Historian systems
- Strong experience integrating manufacturing data and implementing contextualization/presentation solutions
- Solid understanding of DCS/PLC environments (preference for Emerson DeltaV and Siemens)
- Knowledge of batch processing and ISA 88
- Experience maintaining software in regulated environments (GMP/GAMP), ideally bio/pharma
- Ability to perform admin tasks in automation systems (e.g., DeltaV, PI, Infobatch)
Benefits
Make a measurable impact by enabling data driven decisions across a highly regulated manufacturing site. Work with modern automation tech and shape best practices, standards, and data models. Collaborate with a supportive, expert Automation team and cross functional partners.
Competitive salary, with 35 days holiday (not including public holidays), an annual incentive plan, and up to 21% on your pension.
We are committed to equal opportunities in hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, and training-regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national or social origin, disability, or veteran status.