Automation Technician (Architecture and Engineering)

Company: Lilly
Location: Burlington
Posted on: June 22, 2022

Job Description:

Lilly is hiring an Automation Technician (Night Shift) to join our Durham, NC team. $4,000 SIGN-ON BONUS! At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 35,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. Organization Overview At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. Notes of Importance About Role: Role will be responsible to work 12-hour shifts on nights (2-2-3 schedule). Competitive premium pay for night shifts and weekends. $4,000 sign-on bonus. Lilly is designing and building a new state-of-the-art Parenteral, Device, and Packaging Assembly Facility in Raleigh-Durham North Carolina. This is an exciting opportunity to help build a state-of-the-art facility and Quality System from the ground up. The Automation Technician for our Device Assembly and Packaging area 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 will help ensure that equipment is maintained in a qualified state, can be operated safely, and maintenance is properly performed on the systems (performing maintenance activities on equipment is not in the scope of this position) 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 to that area involved. Working with the process team, including engineers and operations personnel, participating in and sometimes leading development of equipment design, procedures, engineering studies, and maintenance practices that will enable the process to operate as required. 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. Contractors and vendor coordination. Create maintenance action plans as needed to support maintenance and troubleshooting activities. Participate in periodic reviews of equipment state. Plan and execute small projects for process or equipment improvements or changes. Minimum Requirements: Demonstrated ability to work safely in a participative environment. Experience in a GMP manufacturing environment. Experience in electrical troubleshooting, PLC and/or HMI programming. Studio 5000 and Factory talk view SE programming experience. Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel; proficient at typing and writing technical documents. Demonstrated ability to work independently with strong organizational skills and attention to detail and ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and communications skills with a customer service attitude. Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals. Additional Preferences: Previous experience with highly automated equipment Experience with B&R platform is a plus. Knowledge of Device Assembly & Packaging equipment and manufacturing operations Experience with Maximo or similar computerized maintenance management system. Education Requirements: Associates Degree (or equivalent work experience) Other Information: This position will require being on-call as needed Ability to wear safety equipment (safety glasses, safety shoes, protective gloves etc.) Job Requirements:Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly USA, LLC and our wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively "Lilly") are committed to help individuals with disabilities to participate in the workforce and ensure equal opportunity to compete for jobs. Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. As a condition of employment with Eli Lilly and Company and its subsidiaries in the United States and Puerto Rico, you must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination satisfactory to the company (subject to applicable law).

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