Automation Staff Engineer

Location: Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.

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Job Function

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function

Automation Engineering

Job Category

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations

Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland

Position Summary

The position will be located at the Ringaskiddy site and will be part of the Make Asset Management (MAM) Group.  Its main responsibility will be to act as the primary ES site contact for Global and CoE teams and to lead a team of DeltaV engineers in the delivery, support and maintenance of site DeltaV systems, including upgrades, system performance, vendor management, production & Development Systems, library standards and DeltaV network Infrastructure.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Primary interface for the Delta V CoE for standards development & delivery
• Accountable for specific KPI’s on the Delta V system
• Lead the Governance across the Site for Delta V standards maintenance
• Delivery and execution of the Site Delta V strategy
• Lead the lifecycle management of the system
• Partner with the ES Strategy & New Technology Lead on Test & Learn of new technologies as Site SME
• Delta V Infrastructure Technical Owner & System SME for the site
• Lead the Vendor Management process for the Delta V system
• Lead the Delta V Standards & Infrastructure team to deliver on key strategic projects

Key Skills and Competencies required

• Leadership and development of all colleagues within the department
• Customer focused and results driven
• Innovative
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills
• Collaboration and teamwork across site functions and other JSC / J&J sites
• Demonstrate Integrity and Credo-based actions at all times

Work as a strategic partner with all other departments within the company and to align across other Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine/J&J sites

Education and Experience

Essential

• Third level Degree in engineering, science or an IT discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of Leadership and Delivery Execution
• Minimum of 8 years of experience within a pharmaceutical or GMP regulated manufacturing environment.

Desirable

• Experience in supervision/management of people and resources
• In-depth Technical knowledge of S95 Level 1 systems such as Emerson DeltaV, OSI Pi, PLCs, IT Infrastructure & Hardware.
• Key appreciation of Industrial Automation Networks and their Communication Protocols.
• Strong MES (preferably in Werum PAS-X) and DeltaV Batch Control experience along with process knowledge for Upstream, Downstream and Bio Processing Support functions.
• Good understanding of S95 level 4 systems and their capabilities such as ERP, Quality Systems, Data warehouses & CDL.
• In-depth understanding of the ISA S95 & S88 standards and how they should be used within the Global Supply Chain
• Good appreciation of Industry 4.0/IoT and how we can effectively drive to transform within this framework
• Good understanding of the developing Digital World to transform Biopharma

Required Skills

Preferred Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Controls Compliance, Critical Thinking, Industrial Robotics, Industry Analysis, Innovation, Lean Supply Chain Management, Machine Learning (ML), Management Systems Implementation, Organizing, Problem Solving, Project Management, Prototyping, Robotic Automation, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Smart Systems, Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is

€63.300,00 - €101.315,00

Benefits

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health.

We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.