Process Automation Engineer

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 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. We are seeking a Process Automation Engineer who shares our passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world. The PA Engineer is responsible for establishing and maintaining reliable operation and qualified state of the equipment and relevant business processes in the area that they support. Ensure that equipment is in-control, compliant, and capable of meeting customer needs, while also driving associated continuous improvement efforts. The Engineer engages with the cross-functional support team as an equipment subject matter expert to ensure the business meets safety, quality and productivity goals. The candidate will work with a cross-functional team and will provide Automation, Process Controls and Data Analysis expertise. Main Responsibilities: Maintain the validated state of the site control systems in line with Lilly quality standards including the development and execution of validation strategies and associated documentation. Carries out lead investigator/executor activities. Provide day-to-day operations support related to the site’s control systems. This includes working with operations personnel to troubleshoot issues, making changes to the control systems in line with site change control procedures and site standards, responding to system events, and performing routine computer system maintenance checks. Implement and support electronic systems (such as plant historians) used to capture process automation related production data. Design, specification and coding of control systems, primarily the site's DCS systems. Testing of automation system functionality. Project Management of automation projects. Automation support for capital projects including new product introductions, facility and automation system recapitalization and facility expansions. Collaborates to respect the production plan. Interacting with external parties (e.g. vendors). Relationship: All manufacturing functions. Others PA members and MI&CS group. Required Qualifications: M.S. in Engineering (Automation, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering or similar). Fluent English spoken and written. Additional Skills: Demonstrated strong written and oral communication and interpersonal interaction skills to be able to work effectively in a team-based environment. Strong self-management and organizational skills. Ability to influence without authority. Strong knowledge of coding Distributed Control Systems and Programmable Logic Controller. Possess a keen technical curiosity and has demonstrated strong problem solving skills and a desire for continuous improvement. Previous experience in process automation engineering, preferably supporting a manufacturing site. J-18808-Ljbffr

Location: piemonte, IT

Posted Date: 11/25/2024