Automation Technician - Night Shift
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. For 140 years, Lilly has manufactured medicines that improve people's lives around the world. We are investing over $1 billion to create a new state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Concord, North Carolina. This is an exciting opportunity to help build and operate a new site.
The Automation Technician - Night Shift is responsible for automated equipment performance, providing first-line support to production processes, as well as supporting area engineering initiatives, process improvements, and project implementation. This position will require the development of expertise in production processes, commissioning, qualification, and validation requirements and equipment-specific code and / or control system technologies. The Automation Technician - Night Shift will help ensure that equipment is maintained in a qualified state, can be operated safely, and maintenance is properly performed on the systems.
Key Objectives / Deliverables :
- Assure that operational and maintenance procedures and practices reflect safety concerns.
- Perform activities in accordance with cGMPs and applicable procedures.
- Identify opportunities to improve quality using equipment performance data and by assuring maintenance is performed appropriately.
- Effectively communicate with all levels to ensure all projects and repairs are well planned and coordinated with minimal disruption.
- Working with the process team, including engineers and operations personnel, participate in and sometimes lead the development of equipment design, procedures, engineering studies, and maintenance practices.
- Seek out and identify opportunities to improve equipment operational effectiveness and reliability.
- Provide technical support to engineering in investigating and resolving issues that create production delays, transferring knowledge of equipment capabilities and operational techniques to operators, engineering, and maintenance, implementing tools for operations and engineering to learn and work more proficiently, and creating maintenance action plans as needed.
- Participate in periodic reviews of equipment state and plan and execute small projects for process or equipment improvements or changes.
Minimum Requirements :
High school diploma / GEDMinimum 2 years of automation experienceLegally authorized to be employed in the United StatesMust satisfy background check and drug screening requirementsAdditional Preferences :
Demonstrated ability to work safely in a participative environmentExperience in a GMP manufacturing environmentExperience in instrumentation, PLC and / or HMI programmingStudio 5000 and Factory Talk View SE programming experienceDemonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel; proficient at typing and writing technical documentsDemonstrated ability to work independently with strong organizational skills and attention to detail and ability to adapt to rapidly changing prioritiesDemonstrated strong interpersonal skills and communications skills with a customer service attitudeResponsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site GoalsPrevious experience with highly automated equipmentExperience with B&R platform is a plusKnowledge of Parenteral / Packaging equipment and manufacturing operationsExperience with Maximo or similar computerized maintenance management systemOther Information :
Overtime may be required during shutdowns, emergency situations, or periods of heavy workloads.The Automation Technician - Night Shift will work in and around potentially dangerous and hazardous equipment, powders, liquids and gases. Safety is paramount for this position.Day Shift role currently. Will transition to a Night Shift 12-hr 2-2-3 schedule in the future.This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements. The job requirements of any position may change over time and may include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job description. For GMP purposes, the job description should be updated for significant changes. As always, you should consult with your supervisor regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.
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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $21.27 - $46.88.