Automation Engineer

Automation Engineer

Strathroy, Ontario is one of two sites located in Canada offering softgel development and manufacturing capabilities for the Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health industries. We have a broad range of integrated formulation, manufacturing, analytical and packaging services to offer full-service turnkey solutions.

Position Summary

This position in co-operation with Automation colleagues in the Swindon UK Zydis team and global automation SME is responsible for setting the vision and implementation of plant floor automation and supervisory control systems for the new Catalent Zydis NA capital project at 687 Adair Boulevard, Strathroy, Ontario. This individual will recommend software and hardware platforms at the various levels of the information / automation system architecture from device level to PLC/SCADA to historians and cloud based IOT machine learning software. Additionally, this role will review automation design submittals from automation vendors and serve as the Catalent Automation SME for the Zydis NA project

The Role

• Act as the site SME in Automation including reviewing automation design submittals from vendors and contractors for the Zydis NA capital project.

• Establish all engineering automation standards in partnership with Catalent IT and Global Automation SME, for Cloud / AI, Historian, SCADA, EMS, BMS, Machine Level Automation (PLCs), Sensors, Motors, Drives and IO.

• Applying state of the art techniques to develop automation solutions or improve automation processes across the site.

• Support the development of corporate level guidance for engineering design documents, technical evaluations, and test plans for cGMP process equipment and follow GAMP 5 guidelines.

• Develop appropriate test scripts to support the CQV activities for facility and equipment systems

• Work with global IT and Automation SME to select and facilitate the use of data driven technologies such as Internet of Things (IOT) / Industry 4.0 and Machine Learning.

• SME for the site on Packaging line Serialization and Vision System implementation

• Post Zydis NA Capital project – Work with Engineering, Operations and Maintenance colleagues to execute CI projects. Independently manage or provide leadership to all phases of automation engineering projects and leading all aspects of these projects from conception, design and initial specifications through completion and turnover.

The Candidate

• Bachelor’s Degree—Chemical engineering, Automation, Electronics

• 5+ years of hands-on automation engineering experience in a multi-site environment

• Experience Implementing plant floor control networks, Building Management Systems (BMS), Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS) and process / plant historians

• Worked on major pharma capex projects, bringing site into production [design to start up] (Preferred)

• Strong leadership, influencing and mentoring skills

• Proven ability to multitask

• Strong interpersonal, communication and technical writing skills

• Self-motivating and able to prioritize workload with little management oversight

• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships cross functionally.

• Organizational skills and ability to prioritize

• Proficiency in the use of PC and programs, particularly Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

• Implementing goals, objectives, and practices for efficient, cost-effective management of allocated resources.

•  Remaining current in all aspects of cGMPs and SOPs, methods, and protocols

• The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard.

• Use of manual dexterity is required.

• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, bend, or twist, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

• There is also the potential exposure to chemicals.

Regular working hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM or 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM with a 30-minute unpaid lunch.

Why you should join Catalent:

• Comprehensive Benefit Package (Health, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance);

• Group Retirement Savings –Registered Pension Plan (RPP) with employer contributions;

• Paid Time Off Programs incl. vacation, banked time & personal time;

• Employee Reward & Recognition programs;

• Opportunities for professional and personal development & growth incl. tuition reimbursement

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

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