Automation Technical Manager

6 days ago

Hayward, United States Lonza Full time

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there's no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that's the kind of work we want to be part of.

Following our agreement with Roche to acquire the Vacaville manufacturing facility, we are now looking to recruit an Automation Technical Manager for the Vacaville site

The Automation Technical Manager is responsible for technical design, development and rollout of Automation in the execution and delivery of large Capital projects within Lonza, including adherence to OT guidelines, engineering design and commissioning of process control systems in new and existing facilities (Basis of Design, Conceptual, Basic and Detailed Design), and integration to other manufacturing applications within Lonza. Working with cross functional teams consisting of Internal Lonza customers such as Manufacturing, MSAT, Quality Assurance and 3rd party vendors to properly identify system design needs. The Automation Technical Manager will also provide guidance in technical design for automation aspects of engineering anywhere from ideation to decommissioning, collaborating with cross functional teams consisting of Internal Lonza customers and External partners to achieve consistent results

regionally.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for technical design and delivery of Automation scope under CAPEX projects involving scope, cost and schedule management.
  • Design, development and rollout of Automation standards that maximize the value from leveraging the use existing Lonza best practice.
  • General management and oversight to the software documentation effort as well as assist with development of project schedule and then assure that software development, hardware purchase and install, and validation efforts adhere to plan.
  • Direct and manage activities of technical staff on design, software configuration and coding, DCS or SCADA/PLC hardware specification as well as specification and selection of instrumentation and control panel design. (preferably Rockwell or Honeywell)
  • Construction, commissioning, startup activities:
    • Supervision and management of external engineering contractors and software/hardware vendors
    • General management and oversight to the software development and documentation effort
    • Assist with development of project schedule and then assuring software development, hardware purchase and install, and validation efforts adhere to plan
    • Liaise where necessary with Automation Integrator, engineering contractor, and equipment vendors on the lifecycle of document preparation, approval, coding, and delivery
    • Participate in FATs and SATs to provide automation support
    • Ensuring consistency and software revision control
    • Candidate must have strong troubleshooting skills in support of startup activities
    • Responsible for assuring Engineering Turnover Packages are accurate, complete, and adhere to Quality Assurance requirements
  • Provide routine project management updates in accordance with Lonza procedures
  • Responsible for all controlled engineering documentation throughout the project lifecycle and provide technical input in support of equipment procurement, bid package preparation, bid evaluation, and vendor selection.
  • Project Close-out activities involving completion of technical close-out reports and summary of assets in accordance with Lonza financial recognition requirements
  • Keep abreast of technical developments that may have application in the Pharma / biotech industry and promote the use of those that provide strategic business benefits.
  • Develop and continuous improvement of technical global standard for electronic batch recording.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Key Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Bioengineering or equivalent experience
  • Master's degree in science preferred
  • Certified Automation Professional® (CAP®) preferred
  • Extensive experience with design and operation of Biopharmaceutical facilities, both manufacturing and support systems (cGMP manufacturing, pilot plant & laboratories)
  • Experience with control systems (PLC, DCS, Loop controllers) highly preferred
  • Experience in project management and coordination associated with the execution of capital projects in an industrial environment
  • Strong understanding of the fundamentals of large-scale commercial mammalian cell culture processing and aseptic filling
  • Understanding of the latest ASME Bioprocess Equipment standard including sanitary design of equipment/piping systems and design for Cleaning in place (CIP) and Sterilization in place (SIP) design and operation
  • Experience with design and operation of large-scale Process Control Systems (PCS) and/or SCADA/PLC based automation systems
  • Experience with historians, preferably OSISoft Pl
  • Experience with design and operation of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
  • Experience with MES integration with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, preferably SAP
  • Experience with design of PCS, MES and associated Network Architecture
  • System hardware design for PCS and MES
  • Experience with virtualization
  • Travel requirement

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