Automation Engineer

Abbott • Tipp City, OH

11d • $61,300 - $122,700 • Onsite

About The Position

This position works out of our Tipp City, OH location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.
Tipp City, Ohio, is one of Abbott’s newest nutrition manufacturing facilities with technology that enhances production efficiency and product quality. Join us and you’ll be part of a family that’s dedicated to innovation and excellence and dedicated to nourishing millions of families around the world.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in industrial automation, electrical, systems, or equivalent degree.
• 7 years’ experience in food or beverage process systems automation engineering, new machine programming, and/or line integration execution.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal required.
• Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures of automation food/beverage process systems.
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Interact well with diverse groups within the operation and maintain strong working relationships in a collaborative, fast-paced, goal-driven environment.
• Work experience in the food/medical industry under SQF, ODA, FDA, and/or other regulatory bodies.
• Required working knowledge of the following: Integrated control systems, AC and DC power distribution systems at a machine level, Control system wiring, Powerflex 500 and 700 series, Rockwell Studio 5000, Rockwell FTView (SE/ME/Viewpoint), Rockwell Kinetix system troubleshooting, IOLink, EtherNet, and other fieldbus technologies, AutoCAD Electrical.

Nice To Haves

• OSI/PI or ZPI historian
• Siemens TIA Portal with SIMotion
• Pilz Safety Systems
• FactoryTalk Batch
• FactoryTalk Thin Manager
• Ignition software (support or development)
• Cognex Vision Systems
• Videojet print systems
• Markem-Imaje print systems
• GMP understanding
• 21 CFR Part 11 understanding.
• Process validation and management

Responsibilities

• Improves and maintains plant equipment, systems and other fixed assets to a high standard of safety, quality and productivity while maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Provides automation engineering support to all aspects of the operation to a 24-hour production facility.
• Works with a cross functional team of mechanical, chemical, process and other engineering disciplines.
• Solves problems that have a variety of complex features, such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.
• Plans schedules, conducts or coordinates engineering work for project tasks and deadlines.
• Uses knowledge to advise on the definition of a project scope with internal customers.
• Applies new technology and control updates where feasible.
• Interfaces with project team members, department managers, designers, R&D, Corporate and Division Engineering.
• Provides technical support to the Tipp City plant, division engineering, and the Quality Assurance to support new product introductions, new process/equipment start-up, process optimizations, vendor qualifications, and process alternative evaluations.
• Implements new and/or current manufacturing methods into manufacturing.
• Monitors production to determine areas of improvement and reacts to unforeseen production/manufacturing issues.
• Creates and executes validation activities according to plant/division policy.
• Plans and conducts small to medium-sized projects. Responsibilities include detailed project planning/monitoring, project reviews, implementation, validation, and release to production.
• Creates equipment/process specifications, drawings, and software as required and ensures that existing documentation is accurate and appropriate.
• Researches, recommends, implements, and qualifies replacement parts for discontinued/obsolete components, equipment, and software.
• Communicates and reviews software changes and updates before execution with other engineers.
• Provides excellent customer service to the production teams and meets Abbott compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree