Senior Automation Engineer
PepsiCo View all jobs
- Cork
- Permanent
- Full-time
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day automation and manufacturing support to business users throughout the sites. Focus on streamlining, standardisation and improvement of the functions of these systems in the automation of manufacturing processes.
- Play a key role in the review, approval and execution process of validation protocols
- Support capital projects, when assigned
- Development and/or review of URS for process and automation systems.
- Support IT operations and maintenance groups throughout the organization as an escalation point for technical issues and advice
- Create and maintain operational as-built documentation for plant control system infrastructure.
- Through the change control process ensure that changes carried out on the Automation Systems do not compromise the safety, environmental or quality stance of the plant.
- Constantly re-evaluate the automation environment in the context of available technologies to ensure optimal efficiency and functionality through the potential adoption of improved technology solutions
- Assists in developing standard data structures and methods to support the ongoing integration of plant floor manufacturing control systems.
- Proposes modifications to systems, equipment, processes and operations to improve safety, increase efficiency and achieve company goals.
- Liaise with major equipment vendors to ensure compliance to specifications (e.g. attend kick-off meetings, pre-FAT inspections, etc.).
- Engineering degree qualified with minimum 5 years process control, PLC / scada, IT architecture and operations experience, with proven track record of design and delivery of high impact technology solutions
- Experience in Automation Validation in accordance with GAMP and cGMP.
- Experience in the development of the following would be advantageous: Allen-Bradley PLC’s, Wonderware InTouch, InSQL, Profibus, ControlNet, DeviceNet, EtherNet
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple high impact projects simultaneously