Automation Specialist (Manufacturing Automation Systems)

CSL; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Seqirus in Liverpool is seeking an Automation specialist to join our Automation team, supporting and improving critical manufacturing systems in a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment.

You will maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance automation and manufacturing data systems, collaborating with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and IT to ensure systems remain reliable and compliant for future needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Industrial Automation, Manufacturing Systems, or Manufacturing IT.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills within automated manufacturing environments.
• Experience developing, configuring, testing, or supporting automation systems.
• Experience in Industrial Automation networking, security and disaster recovery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for manufacturing automation systems, ensuring high availability and rapid issue resolution.
• Implement hardware and software changes, upgrades, and system improvements.
• Execute automation lifecycle activities, including configuration, documentation, testing, and change control.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, end-of-life replacement projects, and process optimisation activities.
• Act as a subject matter expert during investigations, deviations, and root cause analysis activities.
• Train and support users on automation systems and related processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver compliant and effective automation solutions.
• Promote a strong safety, quality, and compliance culture aligned with GMP requirements.
• Provide occasional out-of-hours support for critical manufacturing systems when required.

Skills

Industrial Automation

Troubleshooting

Automation systems development

Industrial Networking & Security

Communication & stakeholder management

Multitasking / Prioritization

Education

Degree in Automation / Electrical Engineering / Control Systems

Tools

Siemens PCS7

Siemens WinCC

Siemens S7 PLC

SCADA Systems

HMI Systems

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for an Automation specialist to join our Automation team in Liverpool. This is an exciting opportunity for an automation engineering professional to play a key role in supporting and improving critical manufacturing systems within a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment.

You will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and enhancing automation and manufacturing data systems that support site operations. Working closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and IT teams, you will help ensure systems remain reliable, compliant, and fit for future business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for manufacturing automation systems, ensuring high availability and rapid issue resolution.
• Implement hardware and software changes, upgrades, and system improvements.
• Execute automation lifecycle activities, including configuration, documentation, testing, and change control.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, end-of-life replacement projects, and process optimisation activities.
• Act as a subject matter expert during investigations, deviations, and root cause analysis activities.
• Train and support users on automation systems and related processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver compliant and effective automation solutions.
• Promote a strong safety, quality, and compliance culture aligned with GMP requirements.
• Provide occasional out-of-hours support for critical manufacturing systems when required.

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Industrial Automation, Manufacturing Systems, or Manufacturing Information Technology.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills within automated manufacturing environments.
• Experience developing, configuring, testing, or supporting automation systems.
• Experience in Industrial Automation networking, security and disaster recovery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively both independently and within a team.

Desirable Experience

• PCS (Siemens PCS7)
• SCADA, PLC and HMI systems (Siemens WinCC, S7 PLC).
• Manufacturing system integration with IT networks and infrastructure.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Awareness of MES, Data Historian, BMS, Visual Inspection & Serialization .

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC, or equivalent qualification in Automation, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline preferred.

Different qualifications or responsibilities may apply based on local legal and/or educational requirements. Refer to local job documentation where applicable.

About CSL Seqirus

CSL Seqirus is part ofCSL. As one of the largest influenza vaccine providers in the world, CSL Seqirusis a major contributor to the prevention of influenza globally and a transcontinental partner in pandemic preparedness. With state-of-the-art production facilities in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, CSL Seqirus utilizes egg, cell and adjuvant technologies to offer a broad portfolio of differentiated influenza vaccines in more than 20 countries around the world.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

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You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.

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