Senior Automation Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY

Primary accountabilities are:

• Support set-up of automation function at Rathdrum.
• Ensure high levels of uptime for all required systems to support manufacturing plans.
• Ensure compliance with Zoetis and regulatory policies including Quality, IT Security and EHS.
• Automation Projects Support.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for Automation.

The role will report to the site Automation Lead and will have a strong relationship with the site Operations,

Quality and EHS functions.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Key objectives of this position include:

Technical

• Assist in the measurement of automation system availability and implement solutions to improve it to level required to support Manufacturing and Critical Utility Operations including LVI, WWTP, Process Water and BMS.
• Ensure costs of ownership of Automation Systems are minimized.
• Mentor automation team to achieve site and department goals in a fast-paced environment.
• Technical and hands-on automated equipment troubleshooting, repair, and improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement sustainable manufacturing processes and systems
• Perform and document engineering studies and evaluations.
• Analyze data to drive improvements, determine prioritization, and identify opportunities.
• Lead and provide mentorship in root cause and corrective action (RCCA).
• Champion high-visibility projects. Develop project scope, timeline, savings, and cost estimations
• Write validation, user requirements, equipment specification, and other documents as needed.
• Provide engineering assistance to assure plant, machinery, and processes are at an optimum level.
• Establishes relationships with customer and automation suppliers in pursuit of win‐win results and ongoing business.
• Evaluate new technologies and methodologies to use in the plant.
• Provide a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external stakeholders while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs.
• Conform with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety rules.
• Other duties as assigned.

Compliance

• Ensure Zoetis, FDA/HPRA and other regulatory agency policies and standards for Manufacturing Automation systems are fully complied with. 
• Execute effective Change Control process for all site automation systems ensuring that changes are captured and assessed/tested/closed out in a timely manner.
• Maintenance of CSV qualification library of documents ensuring it is audit ready at all times.
• Implement Data Integrity and 21 CFR part 11 requirements.
• Support the development of long term asset upgrades for all automated systems and processes .

Collaboration and Influencing

• Working with and influencing other departments and cross-functional teams, in particular Quality and Operations, to investigate and resolve quality and downtime issues and improve performance.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in particular report writing skills. Support the implementation of corporate global policies, site and business specific guidelines and manufacturing SOPs.
• Ability to work on own initiative with minimal direction.

Please note that duties/responsibilities may vary from time to time for operational reasons, such as the implementation of continuous improvement projects and/or procedural updates.

SYSTEM OWNER / SUBSYSTEM OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES

Quality Systems

System Owner (SO)
System Owners have overall accountability for the site Quality Systems for which they are responsible and in particular for:
• Providing strategic & proactive direction with respect to the System (across the site) in terms of content and execution.
• Providing support, guidance & coaching to Sub System Owners (SSO). 
• Ensuring that SSO regularly review sub-systems for their effectiveness, escalating issues where required to site Quality Council (QRC) for action & remediation.
• Owning relevant System issues in the site Compliance Plan.
• Defining resources as needed & communicating resource needs to Site Lead. 

• Applying people change control