Senior Automation Engineer (recipe Owner)

Senior Automation Engineer

CSL are hiring a Senior Automation Engineer (internally referred to as the Senior Value Steam Recipe Owner) to manage the implementation, maintenance, and ownership of PCS/MES and PLC process recipes.

This role will also include coordinating the definition of the required hardware with the Platform Owner, including the development of the software, and system coordination, to enable Commissioning and Validation of the Process Systems.

This position is offered as a 2 year contract.

Your Responsibilities

Reporting to the Base Fractionation Execution Systems Lead you will:

• Be the Technical subject matter expert including oversight & review of contractors/integrators work during design, construction, commissioning, and validation
• Ensure the overall recipe design and implementation meets Engineering and Manufacturing requirements for the operation of the plant
• Ensure installation and configuration to the ISA-S88/S95 standard during the following Project phases: Requirements definition, detailed design generation, software configuration, system integration and Qualification testing
• Participate in the creation of the Execution System validation strategy together with the Global and Site CSV & Quality representatives and ensure strong contribution to audit inspection
• Perform the Project Manager Role on an interim basis. Ensuring that project work is completed within budget and on schedule

Your Experience

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering or other relevant Science discipline i.e. Computer Science or Management Information Systems
• At least 5 years' practical experience in pharmaceutical industry including direct management experience in Manufacturing, Engineering or Execution Systems/Automation
• Specific experience in process automation, MES and batch manufacturing industry standards (ISA S88 &S95)
• Hands on experience in Recipe and Workflow Authoring, configuring master data and equipment in MES would be an advantage
• Direct experience designing, building, deploying and supporting automation and execution systems in a process-based manufacturing environment