Automation Team Leader Job

Sigmar Recruitment

Sligo

Automation Team Leader Job- youwill provide ownership over all automation systems on site. Through you and your team you will support automationand automation solutions to manufacturing and support operations. Key Responsibilities Include: Manage, lead and motivate a multi-skilled Automation Team in an empowered team-based environment, ensuring full engagement of team members. Work inclose collaboration with the Automation &IT Manager develop and maintain the site automation strategy including its key site metrics and action plans. Develop and maintain site automation systems and procedures to maximise production, minimise cost and meet quality for the site. Develop process automation software modules that fit the site process / batch manufacturing and minimise validation. Ensure automation plant support service is structured and operated to ensure smooth plant operations. Closely manage the interface with Manufacturing / Technical Operations including automation effect on plant / process performance, change control handoffs and project planning. Provide automation support to project management and computer systems validation. Develop and maintain a “road map” for system development ensuring integration with plant / process innovations. Develop and maintain SOPs for operation, maintenance, security, back-ups and disaster recovery to cover all systems listed in site inventory. Ensure that the team is up to date with relevant automation technologies, and that advantageous technological initiatives which are capable of either system performance improvements and / or process / plant innovation are included in the capital planning process (innovation planning. Co-ordinate the activities of software and automation engineers, providing prioritisation on projects/tasks and production support. Work with team to develop optimum solutions to process automation issues. Manage automation vendors and contractors including system support contracts and external access arrangements. Consolidate long term plans for control system maintenance and improvements. Manage validations and approve associated documentation and specifications. Lead team operational excellence activities to continuously improve our processes and eliminate waste. Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans. Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings. Resolves project/system issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate. Responsible for delivering support to the business and achieving system metrics. Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge and assisting or mentoring more junior project leaders in project management processes and techniques. Ensure the execution of control systems project activities as per site business needs and to meet clearly stated objectives. Promote a culture of achievement. Participate in control system knowledge exchange with other sites. Represent your function inaudits by HPRA/FDA or Customers on Control Systems. Qualifications: Msc or Post Graduate Diploma in a relevant Technical discipline with6 years plus experience OR Bsc with 8 years plus experienceof leading automation project, initiatives and teams in a high demanding environment. 6 years plus experience in an automation engineering role, leading software development projects for PLC / DCS platforms for batch processing in a GMP pharmaceutical industry environment compliant with 21 CFR Part 11 / Annex 11 requirements. 6 years plus of experience of plant start-ups and/or new product introductions to pharmaceutical facilities. Must be able to lead these activities in a start-up environment. Direct management experience required. To apply for this position please contact Sarah Williams at Sigmar RecruitmentT: +353 91 455301E: swilliams@sigmar.ie. All applications will be treated with the strictest of confidence. Sigmar will never forward your CV to a third party without prior consent. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

2177 days ago