Senior Controls Engineer

Large Blue chip company is looking to add a Senior Automation Engineer to their permanent team in Clayton, NC!

Great starting pay with room to grow
Paid time off
Tuition Assistance
Life & Disability Insurance
Employee Referral Awards
Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one

This position will support successful design & implementation of automation for process or utility systems. Provide input, review & approve design & requirement specifications. Secure proper & efficient implementation & qualification. Support production & other stakeholders. Improve reliability of the process control systems to meet current & projected customer, business & regulatory requirements through the following activities: people focus, equipment focus & standards

Position also includes;

• Develop & manage plans to maintain & improve process control systems
• Support & manage implementation of systems & interfaces
• Support & manage corporate, product supply, DFP, stakeholder & departmental initiatives/projects
• Schedule & execute plans in coordination with manufacturing schedules
• Operate as automation lead on projects that involve process control systems
• Assist with developing & managing budgets for maintaining & improving process control systems
• Develop & maintain automation standards, specifications & maintenance plans
• Lead the site in establishing automation direction & strategy (hardware & software standards)
• Lead troubleshooting for automation-related downtime
• Function as a subject matter expert (SME) for assigned areas/technologies
• Support audits & inspections as SME for process control systems
• Coach & train colleagues & stakeholders in relevant areas/develop training material when necessary
• Manage assignments with a quality mindset that focuses on risk management & mitigation
• Ensure the quality of systems adheres to company standards; adhere to change management standards

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in engineering/related field or equivalent combination of experience & education required
• Minimum ten (10) years of engineering experience in process-based manufacturing, utility &/or packaging systems required
• Experience troubleshooting automation & control systems & batch processes required
• Experience working in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment required
• Knowledgeable in SCADA (i.e. iFix, Ignition, FactoryTalk), PLC & HMI (Rockwell/AB, Siemens, etc.), historian/data collections required
• Programming & configuration of process control systems required
• Windows based operating systems & associated applications required
• System interfacing & integration & user access management required
• Virtual machines/environments (preferably VMWare) preferred
• Knowledgeable in Oracle, MS SQL preferred
• Knowledgeable in MES (PAS-X, etc.); MS SQL, databases preferred
• Proven expertise in planning/organization & project execution required
• Strong in following up on results & revising work plans required