GMP Automation Engineer - PLC/SCADA & Validation

CareerWise Recruitment; Munster; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site role

Job summary

CareerWise Recruitment seeks an Automation Engineer for an 18-month contract with a Waterford-based pharmaceutical client. The role is fully onsite and provides technical guidance to Process, Maintenance, and Facilities Engineering teams across manufacturing areas including Fill Finish and Packaging.

You will support day-to-day automation, collaborate cross-functionally, and drive continuous improvements to PLC/SCADA systems while ensuring compliance with GAMP lifecycle validation and change

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in pharmaceutical automation, control systems or project engineering.
• Experience with PLC/SCADA systems.
• Knowledge of GAMP lifecycle validation and change controls.
• Experience with packaging operations or sterile vial filling is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day automation support to operational teams to keep systems compliant and reliable.
• Act as automation contact for Fill Finish, Packaging, Projects, Maintenance and Facilities.
• Identify and implement improvements to PLC and SCADA systems and automation workflows.
• Provide guidance to Process, Maintenance and Facilities Engineers on automation issues.
• Ensure automation systems meet regulatory expectations and validation requirements.
• Generate, review and execute automation change controls and validation protocols.

Skills

Automation engineering

Pharma experience

GAMP lifecycle

Validation knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Siemens PLC

Elau PLC

iFix

Wonderware

Antares Vision

Systech Vision

Job description

CareerWise Recruitment seeks an Automation Engineer for an 18-month contract with a Waterford-based pharmaceutical client. The role is fully onsite and provides technical guidance to Process, Maintenance, and Facilities Engineering teams across manufacturing areas including Fill Finish and Packaging.

You will support day-to-day automation, collaborate cross-functionally, and drive continuous improvements to PLC/SCADA systems while ensuring compliance with GAMP lifecycle validation and change