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.
• Provide technical assistance as necessary to maintenance and operations personnel.
• Support internal and external inspections and investigations (including Quality and HSE).
• Provide customer consultation and notifications on issues that involve utilities areas assigned.
• Assure that all necessary items are identified on the proper tracking systems and make sure that items are completed by the required date.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Skills

• Automation Engineering experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Automation Engineering experience with manufacturing plant utilities.
• Project management experience.
• Experience with maintenance and computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Previous experience with deviation and change management systems including Veeva.
• CAP, RPA, or TAE would be beneficial.

Benefits

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).

In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).

Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.