SCADA), Operational Support – Biotech (JP15150)

3 Key Consulting•Thousand Oaks, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

3 Key Consulting is hiring an Engineer, Automation (PLC/HMI/SCADA), Operational Support for a consulting engagement with our direct client, a leading global biopharmaceutical company. This role involves developing and maintaining process control automation solutions, supporting functional area projects for improving process equipment, and leading technical root cause analysis and incident investigations. The position also includes supporting new technology introductions, providing continuous improvement initiatives, maintaining data integrity assessments, and collaborating with the Drug Product Plant network to enhance automation design. The role requires daily operational support, including participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation, troubleshooting manufacturing operations, automation system administration, and managing spare parts. Additionally, the role involves driving root cause investigations with equipment vendors and improving business processes through SOPs.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Engineering
Programming in Python
Familiarity with PLCs
Master degree OR Bachelor degree and 2 years of experience OR Associate degree and 6 years of experience OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of experience

Nice To Haves

Rockwell and Siemens Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA)

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain process control automation solutions utilizing Rockwell and Siemens Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA).
Support functional area projects focused on improving process equipment/utilities/facilities -to- sophisticated unit operation skids to integrate new drug product manufacturing technologies into clinical/commercial facility.
Lead/support technical root cause analysis, incident investigations, and solving problems related to process control issues within plant operations.
Lead and support new technology introductions by performing automation engineering assessments, implementing automation system configuration changes, and supporting engineering and process qualification runs as applicable.
Provide Continuous Improvement initiatives including Safety, Reliability, Efficiency and Environmental sustainability improvements to meet company’s goals.
Maintain Data Integrity Assessments with the current company and Industry standards.
Collaborate with Drug Product Plant network to improve the automation design for ATO Drug Product Plant Operations.
Own and close deviations/CAPA within agreed upon timelines.
Participate in the 24 x 7 Onsite/On Call rotation.
Troubleshooting Support to Mfg. Operations.
Automation System Administration.
Automation System Operating Systems (OS) and HotFix assessments and rollout.
Daily manufacturing and engineering work center team meetings.
Preventative and corrective maintenance.
Automation System spare parts management.
Drive true root cause investigations and resolutions by interfacing with equipment Vendors.
Business Process Improvements including departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).