Associate Manufacturing Systems Automation Engineer- Weekend Shift

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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Associate Manufacturing Systems Automation Engineer- Weekend Shift

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this role the Associate Mfg Systems Engineer for the new Amgen Advanced Assembly and Final Product Operation facility will be part of the Facilities & Engineering team responsible for providing automation and technical support for the safe and reliable operation of our advanced automated warehouse and automated guided vehicle systems (Automated storage and retrieval System - ASRS). You will have the phenomenal opportunity to support performing advanced installation, trouble shooting, maintenance, repair, testing, and documentation/logs of our advanced warehouse automation systems that require strong analytical problem-solving techniques.

This position will be responsible for weekend coverage. The tentative schedule is listed below.

Week One (3days): Fri-Sat-Sun - 6am-7pm

Week Two (4days): Fri-Sat-Sun - 6am-7pm and Mon 6am-3pm

Specific Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Strictly follow the company’s safety and cGMP policies and procedures.
• Provide operational shift support for process control applications applying Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) and vision systems.
• Apply engineering principles of process automation to provide technical support to the automated warehouse, automated guided vehicles, and manufacturing production.
• Implement control system trouble shooting support for the ASRS integrated system.
• Implement automated process changes to improved equipment performance or upgraded equipment technologies.
• Participate in technical root cause analysis, incident investigations, and trouble shooting on automation control issues related to electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Perform required work in a GMP regulated manufacturing setting.
• Implement Preventative and Corrective maintenance.
• Ensure strict alignment to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and maintain accurate GMP documentation following ALCOA+ principles.
• Support project management efforts for automation-related projects.
• Handle Automation Systems lifecycle including controlled changes, software versioning, and control system qualification. Ensure all changes are properly documented and approved.
• Support Data Integrity Assessments.
• Maintain automated warehouse systems applying Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA).
• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives including Safety, Reliability, Efficiency and Environmental sustainability improvements to meet Amgen’s goals.
• Business Process Improvements including departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Job plans for the area of responsibility to assure all maintenance operations are performed safely and reliably.

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The automation professional we seek will possess these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a technical field with automation

OR

Associate’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a technical field with automation and 4 years of automation experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 6 years of automation experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree Engineering, Computer Science or a technical field with 2 years of automation experience.
• Ability to read and update electrical design packages including User Requirements (URS), Functional Specifications (FS), Design Specifications (DS), wiring diagrams, and P&ID.
• Proficient in PLC Controller and HMI programming skills (preferred Allen Bradley).
• Strong technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Project Management and implementation experience.
• Flexibility to work nonstandard shifts to support 24/7 ope