GSK · 20 hours ago
Automation Engineering Technician
Zebulon, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expGSK is a global biopharma company that manufactures and supplies reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines. The Automation Engineering Technician role involves providing daily automation and controls support, managing equipment and process improvement projects, and collaborating with maintenance and engineering teams to enhance production efficiency.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Provide daily on the floor production support to value stream areas experiencing engineering/automation or instrumentation and controls equipment issues or failure
Work with maintenance, engineering and production staff in developing and implementing a variety of equipment improvements, primarily in the areas of OEE, reliability engineering, safety, or process and/or quality improvements
Work with maintenance staff in continuously evaluating corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance strategies on production equipment and systems by participation in continuous improvement projects
Develop technical documentation including e-pips, Change Control Request, technical specifications, training documents, etc as directed by maintenance supervisor
Provide mentoring and support to maintenance staff as required
Support capability development of engineering techs (ET) by participating is skills assessments and training sessions
Qualification
Required
Associate's degree in computer science, Engineering Technology, Instrumentation & Controls, or equivalent years of experience
5+ years of industrial engineering/automation experience including knowledge of instrumentation, control systems, PLC's, HMI's, pneumatic, electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems
Preferred
Technical expertise in P&ID nomenclature, instrumentation and electrical wiring diagrams
Proficient in SAP (work orders, history, maintenance plans)
Good knowledge of cGMPs, and experience in an FDA regulated environment
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Bachelor's in science in Engineering
Experience within Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil/Structural, Instrumentation & Controls
Technical knowledge of this the technology and ability to problem solve
Works well on team, flexibility, time management, task prioritization, Strong communication skills, self-motivated
Ability to learn quickly, think creatively and apply new skills given rapid change in technology
Knowledge of Industrial communication protocols (Modbus, Ethernet/IP, DeviceNet, ControlNet, BACnet, OPC UC, etc.)
Experience w/ Software(s): Kepware, Wireshark, Patch Manger, Service Now, Panorama, Tenable.IO, VM Ware, ESXi Host Manag. and familiar w/ Nutanix or other hyperconverged environments
Experience administering Windows Active Directory, Network Services (IP, DHCP, DNS and WINS), group management
Experience with serialization systems; experience with MES solutions; experience with laboratory automation; experience with databases
Experience working in a regulated / GMP environment
Experience working onsite with local teams and remotely with global teams
Knowledge of Industrial Cybersecurity Standards
Available for On-Call as required
Benefits
Onsite cafeteria
Onsite gym
Licensed, onsite Health & Wellness clinic
Company
GSK
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H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$25.51MKey Investors
CARB-X
2021-03-02Grant· $18M
2020-09-23Grant· $7.51M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Julie Brown
CFO
Mike Elmore
SVP & Chief Information Security Officer, GSK
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