Automation Engineer

Jazz Pharmaceuticals; Ireland; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jazz Pharmaceuticals in Ireland seeks an Automation Engineer to support design, deployment, and maintenance of Manufacturing Process Control and Safety Systems. You will work within a global automation team to ensure systems meet quality, safety, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include maintenance, fault troubleshooting, change control, and collaboration with QA, IS Compliance, and Manufacturing to ensure production continuity and CAPA-driven improvements.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of Distributed Control and Safety Systems and/or PLC applications.
• Awareness of integrated process control using Batch (batch processing).
• Good demonstrable knowledge of Batch process.
• Working knowledge of GAMP and GEP.
• Database experience (SQL).
• Followed system maintenance programmes.
• Capability to install, configure and update Process Control System software ( Rockwell, Siemens)
• Experience in maintaining and upgrading PLC or DCS control systems.
• Fluent English
• Good oral, written and presentation skills essential

Responsibilities

• Ensure that deployed systems are available for Manufacturing, maintained, and their qualified status is not compromised.
• Assist in Design and implementation of Hardware and Software solutions in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and the Automation standards.
• Cooperate with the Site Engineering, QA and IS Compliance departments to ensure production continuity and fast problem resolutions.
• Cooperate with the Manufacturing team, ensuring all system changes are communicated ahead of time and that production schedule is accounted for.
• React quickly to reports of Manufacturing system faults, troubleshoot in collaboration with Manufacturing and the other Engineering disciplines.
• Assist in the development software and hardware configuration to remediate system faults or errors, improve efficiency and safety, as requested and in response to CAPA or Error report actions.
• Carry out preventative and planned maintenance activities on time and suggests/identifies maintenance requirements where needed.
• Carry out system modifications in accordance with the appropriate Change Control procedure.
• Actively identify & pursue process quality, efficiency, and safety improvements.
• Seeking out opportunity to improve understanding and to raise the profile of the Automation team.
• Ensure all Quality & Compliance tasks are completed on time and as priority.
• Carryout all responsibilities as detailed within applicable Global/Site SOPS available on Jazz EQMS relevant to the task.
• The job holder is responsible for maintaining cGxP and H&S knowledge applicable to the job.
• Manage third party vendors to the interest of Jazz Pharmaceuticals
• For his/her Area of competence, he/she carries out the operating procedures for the management of his/her activity in compliance with the Principles of the Environmental Policy and the Quality System, applies the relevant guidelines and indications contained in the procedures of the Environmental Management System of his/her competence.
• Participates in the training and education courses in the field of the Automation, Environmental, Safety and Quality Management System and in the training courses on Procedures, Instructions, Manuals and Operating Protocols.
• He/She is responsible for carrying out his/her activities so that the management of environmental and safety aspects is conducted correctly. Carries out the work activities, in compliance with the directives received, Guarantees compliance with all applicable Laws, Codes, company standards and Procedures relating to his/her area of competence, particularly the requirements of the Jazz Pharmaceuticals Code of Conduct.

Job description

The Automation Engineer is part of the global automation engineering Function. He/She is responsible for carry out improvement activities, provide maintenance support for existing Manufacturing Process Control Systems and to develop ,sup port new Process Control , Safety Systems deployments across Jazz internal Manufacturing sites. This role ensures the activities carried is aligned with global automation and site specific standards in the design, delivery and deployment. He/she will also be responsible as part of the global automation team to support project and maintenance support of other internal manufacturing sites.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Ensure that deployed systems are available for Manufacturing, maintained, and their qualified status is not compromised.

• Assist in Design and implementation of Hardware and Software solutions in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and the Automation standards.

• Cooperate with the Site Engineering, QA and IS Compliance departments to ensure production continuity and fast problem resolutions. Tasks such as audits, CAPAs and validation testing are completed on time successfully and as priority, in particular:

  • Cooperate with the Manufacturing team, ensuring all system changes are communicated ahead of time and that production schedule is accounted for.

  • React quickly to reports of Manufacturing system faults, troubleshoot in collaboration with Manufacturing and the other Engineering disciplines.

  • Assist in the development software and hardware configuration to remediate system faults or errors, improve efficiency and safety, as requested and in response to CAPA or Error report actions.

  • Carry out preventative and planned maintenance activities on time and suggests/identifies maintenance requirements where needed.

  • Carry out system modifications in accordance with the appropriate Change Control procedure.

• Actively identify & pursue process quality, efficiency, and safety improvements.

• Seeking out opportunity to improve understanding and to raise the profile of the Automation team.

• Ensure all Quality & Compliance tasks are completed on time and as priority.

• Carryout all responsibilities as detailed within applicable Global/Site SOPS available on Jazz EQMS relevant to the task.

• The job holder is responsible for maintaining cGxP and H&S knowledge applicable to the job.

• Manage third party vendors to the interest of Jazz Pharmaceuticals

• For his/her Area of competence, he/she carries out the operating procedures for the management of his/her activity in compliance with the Principles of the Environmental Policy and the Quality System, applies the relevant guidelines and indications contained in the procedures of the Environmental Management System of his/her competence.

• Participates in the training and education courses in the field of the Automation, Environmental, Safety and Quality Management System and in the training courses on Procedures, Instructions, Manuals and Operating Protocols.

• He/She is responsible for carrying out his/her activities so that the management of environmental and safety aspects is conducted correctly. Carries out the work activities, in compliance with the directives received, Guarantees compliance with all applicable Laws, Codes, company standards and Procedures relating to his/her area of competence, particularly the requirements of the Jazz Pharmaceuticals Code of Conduct.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good knowledge of Distributed Control and Safety Systems and/or PLC applications.

• Awareness of integrated process control using Batch (batch processing).

• Good demonstrable knowledge of Batch process.

• Working knowledge of GAMP and GEP.

• Database experience (SQL).

• Followed system maintenance programmes.

• Capability to install, configure and update Process Control System software ( Rockwell, Siemens)

• Experience in maintaining and upgrading PLC or DCS control systems.

• Soft skills:

  • Able to form long term relationships with key support groups, QA, engineering, CSV group and senior managers across the site.

  • Shares ideas and information and acts in a transparent manner

  • Demonstrates a ‘can do’ approach.

  • Willing to learn new technologies and their application relevant to the job

  • Fluent English

  • Good oral, written and presentation skills essential

• Following capabilities will be considered a valuable plus:

  • The followingExperience in the Pharmaceutical Industry

  • Experience of Safety Instrumented Systems

  • Experience of commissioning activities

Required/Preferred Education and Licenses

• University Degree or HND with relevant professional experience

• Good demonstrable knowledge of Distributed Control and Safety Systems and/or PLC applications.

• Experience of PLC based unit operation including graphical interface and data collection. Awareness of integrated process control (batch processing / continuous production).

• Experience of Rockwell (Win CC, Studio 5000, FT View SE etc.) , Siemens (TIA portal, PCS7)