Warehouse Automation Area Lead – Allen-Bradley PLC

About the role

AMTSOL is seeking an experienced Warehouse Automation Area Lead to provide technical ownership of the control system solution for a pharmaceutical warehouse project.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical ownership of the automation and control system solution for the warehouse area.
• Define the ISA-88 software structure and required automation components for the assigned area.
• Develop initial functional design specifications and control system requirements.
• Work closely with the System Integrator to finalize functional specifications and control strategies.
• Participate in P&ID, process control, and automation strategy reviews.
• Review and approve functional requirements, specifications, control narratives, and automation deliverables.
• Ensure consistency across requirements, functional specifications, control strategies, and software deliverables.
• Collaborate with the System Integrator to develop computer system validation deliverables.
• Obtain and review vendor documentation for packaged and skid-mounted equipment.
• Ensure vendor documentation is appropriately incorporated into integration and validation deliverables.
• Track technical issues identified following software acceptance and support their resolution.
• Identify technical risks associated with the warehouse automation scope and develop appropriate mitigation plans.
• Communicate project progress, technical issues, risks, and resource requirements to the Automation Technical Lead.
• Maintain compliance with project training, documentation, GMP, and quality requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Automation, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, or an equivalent discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of automation engineering experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley PLC systems.
• Experience delivering large pharmaceutical automation projects or programs.
• Strong experience developing and reviewing functional specifications, control strategies, and automation design documentation.
• Experience working with System Integrators throughout design, development, testing, commissioning, and qualification.
• Strong understanding of ISA-88 principles and automation software structures.
• Knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, change control, and computer system validation principles.
• Strong technical leadership, coordination, risk management, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Able to collaborate effectively across automation, process, quality, operations, validation, and vendor teams.

Preferred Experience

• Previous automation experience within a pharmaceutical warehouse or material-handling facility.
• Experience supporting API or bulk pharmaceutical manufacturing projects.
• Experience integrating packaged or skid-mounted equipment with plant automation systems.
• Experience supporting automation activities from detailed design through commissioning and qualification.