Summary
About the Role
Key responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly engineering reports with key KPIs (Capex, Maintenance, HSE and Quality)
- Support internal and external audits
- Implement technical standards
- Implement GOPs
- If needed, create regional / site SOPs & templates
- Lead or contribute to equipment, utility, facility improvement projects (e.g. energy efficiency, productivity, environmental compliance, maintenance)
- Ensure know-how and competencies in the automation function are always available.
- Implement sharing and leveraging of best practices and expertise in the automation area
- Own the Training Curriculum for own Job Profile
- Train operators and / or technicians
- Manage external resources efficiently
- Drive / improve technical availability, reliability and condition of assets
- Establish cost efficient repair and maintenance / calibration processes in compliance with local regulations, HSE, GMP
- Define and execute asset strategy and proper asset lifecycle management for process control systems in the plant
- Develop, monitor and improve KPI for maintenance & calibration
- Investigate deviations (Root Cause Analysis)
- Manage external resources efficiently
- Develop contractual strategy and framework to manage vendors / contractors and corresponding contracts for equipment and assets.
- Establish and execute vendor/contractor commercial and legal agreement
- Efficient vendor management
- Prepare Equipment Specifications and System Requirements in project (e.g. User Requirement Specification)
- Prepare / execute Project Health & Safety Risk Assessments (Equipment / Process)
- Develop test specification / plan for commissioning & qualification in projects
- Perform new equipment FAT / SAT / inspections in project
- Perform commission activities
- Manage project deficiencies and deviations
- Perform provisional and final project handover
- Approve periodic re-qualification plan for automation systems
- Develop & design Process Control Systems
- Develop & implement Coding / Recipes (DCS / Scada / PLC's / Control Networks)
- Design, implement & maintain Historian Configuration for modules / visualization / OPEX
- Implement Software Change Controls associated with automation / system changes
- Design and implement Master Batch Records (MBR) for MES
- Establish & maintain Computer Systems Life Cycle Management
- Develop & deliver OT activities (e.g. Backup & Recovery / Patch Management / Remote Access / User Access)
- Establish & maintain new / modified end-to-end OT services / processes / procedures for Automation / Manufacturing / QC equipment
Essential requirements:
- Degree in Automation / Electronic / Mechanical / Electrical engineering or equivalent. Master’s degree is desirable.
- Fluent in English and proficient in local language.
- 3+ years of engineering experience in Automation in Pharma/Chemical industry or equivalent field.
- Leadership experience for the management of external resources and vendors
- Project management skills including resource planning, budget control & quality.
- Proven experience in troubleshooting and resolving software /automation problems & maintain reliable operation of all building control / automation and related systems.
- Own and develop automation solutions that are consistent with specific needs of the manufacturing environment while complying and supporting the global standards.
- Communications skills with the ability to present ideas & solutions.
- Excellent professional writing skills
- Skills in C&Q within the automation (CSV).
- Extended knowledge of GxP / HSE & Quality systems.
Why Novartis? Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
