Utilities Automation Engineer

About the role

The Utilities Automation Engineer will join the Utilities, Facilities, and Project Engineering team as the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) in establishing the maintenance and reliability strategy and being directly accountable for utilities / facilities automation machine controls, integrations, and data at the Lilly Kenosha County (LKC) campus.

Responsibilities

• Be the SME with a deep technical expertise in all systems under scoped responsibility (GMP and non-GMP HVAC, GMP and non-GMP Utilities and ancillary systems controls and devices associated within their facilities), understanding their applications in pharmaceutical manufacturing, understanding flow charts and process parameters, and awareness of industry trends.
• Responsible for utilities / facilities automation (QBMS, Clean Utility, and Door Control) hardware and software maintenance in Utilities Engineering, including procedure establishment, quality and HSE requirement compliance, troubleshooting, PM, routine monitoring, and deviation investigations and prevention.
• Ensure the assigned processes are in alignment with Industry and Lilly Standards.
• Support risk assessment exercises using the different tools available (e.g., FMEA).
• Participate as required in teams, committees, or other groups and/or individually to achieve the departmental, site, and/or company goals.
• Maintain efficient communications with appropriate site customer groups.
• Proficient with the QMS CAPA systems (e.g., TrackWise, Veeva).
• Capable of data mining, data analysis, process monitoring, and lead process control tuning parameters.
• Assure that there is adequate site generation and distribution capacity by monitoring the site usage and staying abreast of future site requirements. This includes providing information for the site utilities master plan and reviewing the information provided by the customers as to their current and future demands.
• Consult on technical issues with operators, responsible engineers, and crafts.
• Maintain, develop, and conduct operations training of utility systems automation controls.
• Utilize statistical analysis tools to determine the process control, and capability for investigations.
• Comply with and support departmental HSE plans.
• Ensure the systems comply with all Health, Safety, and Environmental policies and procedures, and knowledge of Process Safety Management processes. (i.e., PSSR, GIPSM, CPH, etc.).
• Technical resource during process hazard reviews.
• Participate in Process Hazard Review meetings and/or Safety Teams as required by leadership.
• Identify risks and escalate situation with a sense of urgency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or field closely related to robotic engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated office software skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, UMS, data historian) and collaboration sites.
• Knowledge of cGMP.
• Experience in automation machine controls, process control, Building Automation System, Environmental Monitoring System, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with Siemens Desigo CC, Honeywell, Rockwell Automation Systems, and be able to program compilation, understand the architecture of PLCs, DDC, and handle related software / hardware failures.
• Familiarity with on-site instruments, such as flow, temperature, pressure, control valves, and other utilities, and be able to handle related faults.
• Demonstrated high level of understanding of engineering concepts, 1st principles, and engineering functional standards.
• Technical understanding of HVAC, Utilities, and Facilities controls, integration, and data.