Automation Engineer Pharma Leiden

Vacature in het kort

As an automation engineer, dive into the heart of BMS and EMS systems, ensuring their lifecycle from maintenance to innovation. Your expertise will shape our automation center of excellence, integrating cutting-edge practices. Key roles include strategizing, implementing software changes, creating documentation, asset management, and providing technical guidance. You'll coordinate with teams and suppliers, ensuring systems meet the highest standards. An on-call service rotation is part of the role, enriching your experience. Read on to discover why this challenge awaits you.

Volledige vacaturetekst

As an automation engineer you are the subject-matter expert (SME) for BMS (Building management system) and EMS (Environmental Monitoring System). You are responsible for new or existing systems, as well as maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs in the automation area. Furthermore, you are responsible for the life-cycle of automation systems and its infrastructure including leading contractors working on the automation system if needed. You will be a key stakeholder in developing our future automation center of excellence bringing together state of art practices from the market into our daily corporate life of automated systems. 

Your general activities will be:
•    Contribute to the automation strategy (road map), concepts and implementing proposals;
•    Implementing software changes and patch management;
•    Creating and maintaining (technical) documentation (for ex: guidelines, SOPs, end user work instruction) and compiling maintenance checklists of automated systems;
•    Perform asset management on systems and ensure support contracts with suppliers;
•    Providing hands on expertise and technical guidance;
•    Supporting maintenance supplier and internal teams on the control systems repairs, design changes, and projects because of troubleshooting or performance evaluation; 
•    Coordinating and supervising alarm management;
•    On-call service (approx. 1 week every 6 weeks) may be needed;
•    Ensure activities on the automation systems are executed according to applicable procedures and data integrity practices. 
 

Gevraagd

As an automation engineer you have the following competences:

•    Customer mindset;
•    Problem solving oriented with good analytical skills;
•    Quality oriented & critical mindset;
•    Good organization skills - Must have experience supporting multiple projects and other critical tasks at the same time;
•    Good initiative & self-management skills- Must be able to work with minimal direct guidance or direction from others;
•    Building mindset – support the ongoing improvements;
•    Strong team player - foster positive relationships.

You do also have the following experience/knowledge and qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electronics, Automation, IT or similar. You have a minimum of 4 years work experience as Automation Engineer;
• Experience in working with several internal or external departments (IT, operations, quality, engineering and maintenance) to carry out projects or tasks is a must;
• Knowledge of database management;
• Consistent track record in the field of BMS (Building Management System)/EMS (Environmental Monitoring System), DLS (Data-logging System) such as Siemens;
• Experience in programming/troubleshooting Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs);
• Experience with MES interface is desirable;
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English (Dutch is a plus). 

Aanbod

This is what awaits you: 

You will get a 40 hour contract from a company that operates in the pharmaceutical industry. This includes a salary between 4200 and 4600 euros per month, based on knowledge and experience. 

•    An opportunity to be part of a global market leader. 
•    A dynamic and inspiring working environment.
•    Many opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.
•    Possibilities for further personal as well as professional development.
•    Many employees benefits.

How to proceed? Within four working days, we will let you know whether you are eligible for the position. We will schedule an introductory interview, either digitally or live. During this interview, we will inform you as fully as possible about the vacancy, the company and the rest of the procedure. In consultation with you, we will introduce you to our client and then continue to guide you through the application process. The Independent Recruiters Group has a large team of specialised recruiters. Each recruiter has a very strong focus on their own field. This makes them the ideal sparring partner for both the candidate and the client.

Bedrijfsomschrijving

Do you have a technical background and would you like to be directly involved in the fight against major global diseases? Keep reading! You might be exactly the candidate we are looking for. 

For this role we are looking for a technical expert who can be responsible for new or existing systems, as well as maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs in an automation area. You will find yourself in a pharmaceutical company involved in producing vaccines. Most importantly, your work will even directly contribute to health all over the world. 

Sounds interesting? Then do not hesitate to read the details and apply for this job!