Senior Process Automation Engineer

Senior Process Automation Engineer

The Senior Process Automation Engineer will provide leadership, and support of critical value-added initiatives aligned with site priorities to implement a variety of engineering projects for Lens Care Solutions to increase performance, reduce cost, improve quality, and address critical obsolescence issues. Specify, design, lead, and implement a portfolio of projects requiring cross-functional partnering across multiple disciplines within the organization.

Key Activities:

• The Senior Process Automation Engineer will focus on leading improvement projects and support of the daily operation of process automation systems across the manufacturing site as needed.
• Identify and lead improvement projects to support operation of process automation and control systems including aseptic filling and packaging line equipment. This may include cartoners, bundlers, case-packers, palletizers, printers, labelers, vision systems, robotics applications.
• Support technologies including, but not limited to, PLC control, automation networks, servo control, machine vision, safety circuit design, and other factory automation systems.
• Lead engineering projects using a process-oriented project management approach including stakeholder alignment, scope development, resource planning, budget activities and project execution timeline.
• Communicate status of project milestones to key stakeholders, both onsite (Greenville) and Pharma/Lens Care Technical Services.
• Serve as a Controls / Automation Subject Matter Expert to diagnose complex manufacturing technical and process issues, and develop solutions to improve process performance, reliability, quality, cost, and resolve equipment downtime issues.
• Engage cross-disciplined resources to support implementation of improvements aligned with site priorities.
• Develop data acquisition and performance metrics to gather and analyze critical data necessary to drive Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) and reliability improvements.
• Support development of validation strategies, write and execute validation protocols, and complete associated validation reports. Support process and equipment IQ/OQ/PQ/PV validations.
• Interface with internal customers and external suppliers as required.
• Provide ongoing technical support including training and the creation of required documentation for new manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Support of the day-to-day operation of process automation systems across the manufacturing site as needed.

Qualifications:

Education:

• BS or MS degree in Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, Chemical, Computer Systems or Software Engineering, or other similar technology degree or equivalent training and experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant industrial experience in Medical Device or Pharmaceutical regulated manufacturing engineering with emphasis on process and packaging equipment design, process improvements, and cGMP capex execution.

Required Experience/ Skills:

• Strong technical leadership capabilities with a proven ability to develop clear project objectives and work well in multi-disciplinary teams to solve complex problems. Proven track record of delivering to objectives.
• Proven experience with process automation integration of PLC controlled machines and other factory automation technologies. Experience in optimizing and error proofing manufacturing processes.
• Proven ability to work autonomously within a fast-paced, multitasking matrix-reporting environment and effective at working across organizational boundaries.
• Proven experience in manufacturing processes and technology improvements. Experience in aseptic or regulated cGMP manufacturing a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Strong problem solving, conflict resolution, teamwork and negotiation skills, with proven ability to influence without authority

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