Pharma Automation Engineer - Day Shift (12m Contract)

Hyper Recruitment Solutions; Waterford; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyper Recruitment Solutions is hiring an Automation Engineer for a leading pharmaceutical company in Co Waterford. The role covers day-to-day automation support, ensuring compliance and system performance across departments, with a focus on reliability and continuous improvement.

This 12-month contract offers exposure to cross-functional teams and opportunities to contribute to validation activities, change controls, and GAMP lifecycle practices to optimise PLC/SCADA systems.

Qualifications

• Degree or higher in Engineering, Automation, or related field.
• 3–5 years' experience in pharmaceutical automation or control systems.
• Proficiency with PLC/SCADA and vision systems; familiarity with validation.
• Experience with GAMP lifecycle and change control.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day automation support to operational teams, ensuring systems remain compliant and reliable.
• Serve as the automation point of contact for multiple departments (Fill Finish, Packaging, Projects, Maintenance, Facilities).
• Identify, evaluate, and implement opportunities to optimise PLC and SCADA systems and workflows.
• Offer technical guidance to Process, Maintenance, and Facilities Engineers on automation issues.
• Ensure systems are maintained in a compliant state with GAMP lifecycle validation requirements.
• Generate, review, and execute automation change controls and validation protocols.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects to support system integrity and operational excellence.

Skills

Automation

Control Systems

PLC

SCADA

Validation

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Degree in Engineering/Automation/Control Systems

Tools

Siemens PLC

iFix

Wonderware

DeltaV

PCS7

TIA Portal

Job description

Hyper Recruitment Solutions is hiring an Automation Engineer for a leading pharmaceutical company in Co Waterford. The role covers day-to-day automation support, ensuring compliance and system performance across departments, with a focus on reliability and continuous improvement.

This 12-month contract offers exposure to cross-functional teams and opportunities to contribute to validation activities, change controls, and GAMP lifecycle practices to optimise PLC/SCADA systems.