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My client is a global neuroscience – based, Biotech Company based in the centre of Ireland and are currently recruiting for a Senior Controls Engineer at their manufacturing facility in Athlone.  As a company they are involved in discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing advanced therapies in neurology and autoimmune diseases.

Key areas of job accountability

• Provide technical leadership to support to engineers, user departments and maintenance as required on control systems.
• Co-ordinate and manage control system projects.
• Liaise and communicate with site users and vendors to ensure control systems operate to maximum effect.
• Ensure all work carried out and systems installed are safe, effective and in compliance with industry standards by thorough commissioning of systems.
• Prepare and implement procedures and work instructions to ensure proper management of control systems in line with industry standards (cGMP’s, GAMP, etc..).
• Assist in the design and development of control systems for the introduction of new technology and preparation for future requirements.
• Ensure all work undertaken is reflected accurately in Engineering files.
• Prepare specifications, protocols, procedures and other documentation as required.
• Play appropriate role in the development, operation and evaluation of GMP training/re-training programmes.
• In relation to area of responsibility, ensure that training carried out is in accordance with the training plan/specific training needs, documented, tracked, evaluated.
• Assist in ensuring that current compliance issues and trends, both internal and site-wide, are critically evaluated and training is provided where appropriate.

Requirements

• A third level degree in an engineering or computer discipline
• Strong knowledge of industrial controls systems (e.g. programmable logic controllers, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, building management systems, loop controllers)
• Extensive experience ideally gained within a high volume, dynamic, pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• High level of customer orientation/understanding
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to operate under pressure
• Willingness to take a “hand-on” approach
• Ability to coach and instruct others

This is an exciting employment opportunity for an experienced automation / controls engineer to become an integral member of a dynamic team at a multi national pharmaceutical company.  Offering competitive salary this is an opportunity not to miss.

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