Automation Technician - Warehouse and Logistics

Eli Lilly and Company; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

401(k) program

Vacation benefits

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

Lilly Concord site in North Carolina seeks an Automation Technician to support logistics automation equipment and production supply processes. You will help maintain AS/RS, AGVs, conveyors, and scanners, while collaborating with engineers on improvements and projects.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and at least 2 years of automation experience, with US work authorization. Background check and drug screening apply; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 2 years automation experience.
• U.S. work authorized; Lilly does not sponsor work visas.
• Background check and drug screening required.
• No visa sponsorship; must be eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line support to logistics and production supply processes.
• Maintain and troubleshoot automated equipment (AS/RS, AGVs, conveyors, scanners).
• Assist area engineering initiatives, process improvements, and project implementation.
• Develop expertise in logistics processes, commissioning, qualification, and validation.

Skills

Automation experience

GMP manufacturing

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

PLC programming

HMI programming

CAD Software

FactoryTalk View SE

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Organization Overview

For 150 years, Lilly has manufactured medicines that improve people’s lives around the world. We produce our medicines using some of the most sophisticated manufacturing technologies and rigorous quality standards. Lilly Manufacturing strives for excellence in its process, standards, procedures and behaviors to develop medicines with safety first and quality always. Lilly is entering an exciting period of growth and we are committed to delivering innovative medicines to patients around the world. Lilly is investing over $1 billion to create a new state-of-the-art manufacturing site, in Concord, North Carolina. The brand-new facility will utilize the latest technology to increase the company's manufacturing capacity in parenteral (injectable) medications, device assembly and packaging operations. This is an exciting once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help build and operate a new site. The Lilly Concord site will be built using the latest high-tech equipment, advanced highly integrated and automated manufacturing systems, and have a focus on minimizing the impact to our environment. This is an opportunity you don’t want to miss!

Responsibilities

The Warehouse and Logistics Automation Technician is responsible for logistics automated equipment performance, including but not limited to AS/RS, AGVs, pallet exchangers, conveyors, and scanners. This position will provide first‑line support to logistics and production supply processes, as well as supporting area engineering initiatives, process improvements, and project implementation. This position will require the development of expertise in logistics processes, commissioning, qualification, validation requirements, and equipment‑specific code/system technologies. The Automation Technician will help ensure that equipment is maintained in a qualified state, can be operated safely, and maintenance is properly performed on the systems (performing maintenance activities on equipment is not in the scope of this position).

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Assure that operational and maintenance procedures and practices reflect safety concerns.
• Perform activities in accordance with cGMPs and applicable procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality using equipment performance data and by assuring maintenance is performed appropriately.
• Effectively communicate with all levels to ensure all projects and repairs are well planned and coordinated with minimal disruption to that area involved.
• Working with the process team, including engineers and operations personnel, participate in and sometimes lead the development of equipment design, procedures, engineering studies, and maintenance practices that will enable the process to operate as required.
• Seek out and identify opportunities to improve equipment operational effectiveness and reliability.
• Provide technical support to engineering in:
  • Investigating and resolving issues that create production delays
  • Transferring knowledge of equipment capabilities and operational techniques to operators, engineering, and maintenance.
  • Implementing tools for operations and engineering to learn and work more proficiently.
  • Create maintenance action plans as needed to support maintenance and troubleshooting activities.
  • Participate in periodic reviews of equipment state.
  • Plan and execute small projects for process or equipment improvements or changes.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma/GED
• Minimum 2 Years of Automation experience
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position
• Must satisfy background check and drug screening requirements.
• Visa Sponsorship: Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F‑1 CPT, F‑1 OPT, F‑1 STEM OPT, J‑1, H‑1B, TN, O‑1, E‑3, H‑1B1, or L‑1.

Additional Preferences

• Demonstrated ability to work safely in a participative environment.
• Experience in a GMP manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience with automated logistics equipment (AS/RS, AGVs ...).
• Experience in instrumentation, PLC and/or HMI programming.
• Factory talk view SE programming experience.
• Experience in CAD Software.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel; proficient at typing and writing technical documents.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with strong organizational skills and attention to detail and ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and communications skills with a customer service attitude.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace‑accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $21.63 - $42.31

Full‑time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company‑sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well‑being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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