#Abbvie Automation Engineer
AbbVieMayoUpdate time: January 21,2021
Job Description
About AbbVie
AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Automation Engineer

Want to join an award winning team?

Ready to make a Worldwide impact?

 

Welcome to Abbvie!

 

We are now recruiting a Automation Engineer to join our diverse Automation team in Westport, Mayo. As our Automation Engineer you will take primary focus on the alarm management program by implementing and maintaining a compliant data management throughout the organisation, linked to the Quality Management System and Data Integrity program. The Automation Engineer works closely with Operations, E&T Maintenance, validation and department QA to implement an alarm management strategy for the site.

 

So, what do you need to do this role?

 

Key Responsibilities  

  • Manage and drive data integrity initiatives as assigned.
  • Design and implement alarm categorization and an alarm management program for automated systems and develop solutions, to control and optimize pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
  • Drive Alarm Objectives by coordinating Automation Engineers / Operations and QA within the relevant BUs.
  • Ensure good performance of the established alarm management program for process automation systems, Manufacturing execution Systems Interfaces and Process Data Historians
  • Manage development of alarm management solutions that improve productivity, business operations and safety/quality standards.
  • Manage the alarm program across manufacturing Execution Systems and Process Data Historians Implementation and maintenance
  • Ensure the reliability and performance of alarm monitoring automation system, proactively address potential safety and quality issues, regularly review and address frequent occurring alarms
  • Participate or lead quality or safety investigations and implement any automation solutions resultant from these investigations
  • Automation representative (mainly alarms) in capital projects involving facilities, utilities, equipment and Develop, revise and review SOPs as needed.
  • Audit and update existing system documentation and procedures
  • Ensure periodic preventive maintenance of alarms on automation systems are carried out with an established process for such developed.
  • Mentors others by sharing technical expertise and providing feedback and guidance. Resolves underlying problems.
  • Directs the efforts of others such as technicians and outside resources. Performs tasks such as writing SOPs, safety/quality checklists, scope documents, etc.

 


Qualifications

Education

 

  • You will have a relevant third level qualification in an Mechanical / Automation Engineering or equivalent technical degree with 4 ~5 years+ relevant experience in Control Systems especially Allen Bradley, Siemens etc., preferably in Pharmaceuticals.
     

Technical Skills and Experience

 

  • Ability to effectively communicate plans, proposals, and actions at management levels.
  • Total commitment to quality and a high standard of work always.
  • Proven track record in the Pharma/Medical Device environment. Clear understanding of working within a regulated environment
  • Practical working knowledge of a manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge of Pharmaceutical / Medical Device Data Integrity requirements.
  • Extensive experience in SCADA systems, PLC platforms, HMI, IPC, Thin client, OSI PI, Vision systems & Robotics.
  • Experience of field-bus protocols (Ethernet/IP, Modbus, Controlnet,  Profinet, Profibus),
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to multitask
  • Detailed technical understanding of manufacturing systems, computer software and IT systems support
  • Ability to organize workload and work on own initiative.
  • Solution focused, with in-depth technical knowledge of both procedural controls and system controls for managing data technical functionality
  • Excellent documentation, organisational and prioritisation skills.
  • Ability to effectively communicate plans, proposals, and actions at management levels.
  • Demonstrated high problem-solving skills
  • Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. Ability to work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Demonstrates judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
  • Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.

Significant Work Activities
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Travel
No
Job Type
Experienced
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level Code
IC
Equal Employment Opportunity
At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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