Senior Manager - Automation

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals; Monroe (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals seeks an Automation Manager to specify, configure, and manage automation software and electrical controls for PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems. The role covers site calibration programs, QMS events, and ensuring robust change control and documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

You will lead the integration of new automation platforms with existing processes, develop user requirements, participate in FAT, and mentor maintenance staff to minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in a similar technical role.
• Electrical design and programming experience.
• Experience with PLC platforms (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Opto22, B&R, Fatek).
• Networks and serial communications knowledge (VLans, Ethernet, Modbus, RS-422/232).
• Vision Systems experience (Cognex, AutoVision, Keyence).
• HMI/SCADA/Building Management systems experience (Wonderware, iFix, RSView ME/SE, Tracer, Kinco, Elipse).
• Servo drives and VFDs experience (Festo, Powerflex, Kinetix, Invertek).
• Safety PLCs and Safety Relays.
• Computer System Validation.

Responsibilities

• Integration of new automation platforms with existing systems.
• Develop automation and control specifications and design qualification documents.
• Ensure proper design reviews for control sequences and automation projects.
• Write automation programs and troubleshoot control systems at the site.
• Maintain drawing management and record drawings per SOP.
• Develop and manage software programming and standards for site processes.
• Participate in factory acceptance testing related to automation and controls.
• Plan and execute corrective actions for automation issues and assist maintenance staff.
• Troubleshoot with maintenance staff to resolve automation issues.
• Provide training to maintenance staff for troubleshooting automation problems.
• Coordinate automation validation, commissioning, and turnover of projects.
• Ensure change control processes for automation changes.
• Conduct root cause analysis for automation incidents.
• Create general arrangement drawings for new equipment integration.
• Maintain password control for manufacturing equipment with HMI/SCADA.
• Understand 21 CFR Part 11 specifications.
• Complete required training on time.
• Handle changing priorities and QMS tracking.

Skills

Electrical design and programming

Automation and controls PLC platforms

Networks and serial communications

Vision Systems

HMI/SCADA/Building Management systems

Servo drives and VFDs

Safety PLCs and Safety Relays

Kepserver data connection

Robotics programming

Real-time data collection and storage

Education

BS or BT in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD 2D

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Position Summary

The Automation Manager is responsible for specifying, selection, configuration, planning, procurement, programming, troubleshooting, installation and commissioning of process, materials handling and utilities software and electrical controls for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). He is responsible for site calibration programs and QMS to Automation related events

Overall Job Responsibilities

• Integration of new automation platforms and with existing systems.
• Develop the automation and control user requirement specifications, functional requirement specifications, and design qualification documents for new equipment and/or projects.
• Ensuring the proper design reviews are performed for all logic control sequences and automation design projects.
• Write automation programs, source automation and control components/software/applications, and troubleshoot control and automation problems at the site.
• Responsible for drawing management and record drawing control at the site per current SOP, including drawing revision controls and drawing updates (As-Builts and record drawings).
• Develop and manage the software programming, platforms, and standards to integrate the site process systems for specific applications.
• Participate in factory acceptance testing as it relates to automation and controls.
• Develop and execute a plan for correcting various automation and control problems that arise at the site on existing systems. Assist Maintenance staff in troubleshooting automation and controls problems that arise as needed.
• Troubleshoot with the Maintenance staff to resolve automation and controls issues that arise in the operation as needed.
• Provide training for Maintenance staff to troubleshoot automation and controls issues. Strive for minimum downtime due to automation and controls issues.
• Work with the various disciplines at the site to coordinate execution of automation validation, commissioning, and turnover of automation projects.
• Ensure proper change control processes are followed for automation and controls changes or enhancements.
• Conduct root cause analysis activities for automation and controls related incidents.
• Create general arrangement plan view mechanical drawings for integration of new equipment in to existing production lines.
• Maintain Password Control for all Manufacturing Equipment equipped with HMI or SCADA per current SOP.
• Understand of 21 CFR Part 11 specification.
• Complete all required training within due dates.
• Ability to cope with rapidly changing priorities based on current business needs.
• QMS tracking and updates
• Responsible for site Computer system validation

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

BS or BT in Electrical Engineering

7-10 years in a similar technical role.

Experience

• Electrical design and programming
• Automation and controls PLC platforms (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Opto22, B&R, Fatek)
• Networks and serial communications (VLans and subnet Isolation, Ethernet, Modbus, DeviceNet, RS-422, RS-232)
• Vision Systems (Cognex, AutoVision, Keyance)
• HMI/SCADA/Building Management systems( Wonderware, iFix, RSview ME & SE, Tracer, Kinco, Elipse)
• Servo drives and VFDs (Festo, Powerflex, Kinetix, Invertek)
• Safety PLCs and Safety Relays
• License activation servers installation and configuration.
• Kepserver data connection application installation and configuration.
• Robotics programming & debug, future need (Fanuc, Motoman, IAI)
• Real time data collection and storage from processes to enterprise level databases, future need (FactoryTalk Transaction Manager, FactoryTalk Historian, FactoryTalk AssetCentre, FactoryTalk Batch, SQL server databases, stored procedures and SQL coding).

Knowledge and Skills (Functional / Technical)

• Experience with AutoCad 2D electrical and mechanical general arrangement drawings.
• Experience managing automation projects and commissioning activities with production.
• Experience managing vendors for automation project installation and commissioning.
• Experience reverse engineering and debugging of automation systems with limited documentation.
• MS Project and MS Office applications.
• Computer System Validation

Leadership / Managerial Attributes

Lead cross functional teams Manage outside contractors and vendors