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AbbVie Manufacturing Automation Engineer in Cork, Ireland

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X (https://twitter.com/abbvieireland) , Facebook, Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/abbvieireland/) , YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Job Description

We are now recruiting an Automation Manufacturing Engineer to join our growing team in Carrigtwohill, Cork. An exciting time to join this Engineering team as the site is undergoing expansion to add new technology and sterile cleanroom facilities.

Working with your counterparts in Production, QA, and Engineering departments and your team, you will be responsible for all manufacturing Automation OT systems/processes in use. This role is fully on-site to support our manufacturing processes.

Role and Responsibilities

  • To administer and support all Automation OT Processes in our Pharmaceutical Manufacturing environment.

  • Implement, qualify, commission and maintain manufacturing Automation OT systems (Siemens PLC, SCADA etc.) and associated infrastructure to deliver operational efficiency and agility.

  • Identify, evaluate and implement opportunities for continuous Automation process improvement.

  • Define requirements on capital projects and interact with internal & external stakeholders, vendors and contractors.

  • Manage Automation projects throughout the project lifecycle

  • Work with Production/Engineering and Quality to troubleshoot and optimise automation systems.

  • Generate & Maintain documentation (SOP’s & Technical Documentation) for full cGMP validation and operation, including documentation of changes made.

  • Maintain Data Integrity Program, including remediation of legacy systems to ensure robust procedure and systems are in place covering data integrity, security and recovery

  • Actively Contribute to the Automation Business Strategy

Qualifications

  • 3rd level degree in Mechatronics, Electronics or Automation

  • 3-4 years’ experience in a similar role in a Life Sciences environment or other regulated manufacturing environment

  • Experience working on PLCs (Siemens), SCADA (iFix, WinCC), Control Architecture and process equipment

  • Experience working on large-scale projects in Life Sciences generating, reviewing and approving lifecycle documentation

  • Strong relationship building skills

Additional Information

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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