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Job information Senior Automation Engineer from the Company GSK, this latest Senior Automation Engineer job vacancy is located in the city Hybrid work in Stevenage SG located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Senior field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage Posted Date: Aug 28 2024

Senior Automation Engineer - Permanent role

Closing Date for Applications - 11th September (COB)

Description

GSC R&D Engineering Services provides Facilities Management, Engineering and Capital Projects delivery for Technical R&D sites within GSC's Engineering and EHS organisation. We do this by simplifying decision making and clarifying accountabilities at all levels to drive performance. We leverage talent within our GSK and Service Partner organizations and deploy engineering and technology solutions that will drive efficiencies and compliance.

This is to enable scientists to focus on discovery and development of GSK's portfolio of products, to impact the health of billions of people by the end of the decade.

The primary purpose of the Automation Engineer role is to provide on-going engineering support for managing infrastructure systems at the U.K R&D Sites. The role will manage consistent execution and ensure compliance within Automation and OT Security engineering programmes across the site through provision of engineering and project management skills. The role will support consistent delivery of facilities, engineering service and engineering compliance and have oversight and ownership for all Industrial Control Systems as well as providing hands on Automation engineering support (L2 support) wherever is required to assist site Operations and capital projects. The role will work closely with the site operations team, capital projects and service partner organisations.

This role will foster a culture of transparency and trust with operations teams, service partners and customers with being present a minimum of 4 days on site per week.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

In this role you will:

• Be the primary GSK Technical Authority for all the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) at STV/ADH/HLW sites. Technical Authority for a facility ICS-type system (e.g. Boiler controls) covers duties raging from Asset Registration to User Access Management, etc.
• Perform ‘Management Monitoring' (MM) on the Service Partner Automation/BMS personnel to ensure the GSK Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Engineering Change Controls are followed with a focus on Alarm Management
• Take leadership and work with the site Service Partner (SP) to re-build the site Automation team and improve the overall support model for all the ICS systems on the 3 sites in the UK region.
• Have oversight of all the small capital projects which have an impact to Automation/OT/ICS systems. Ensure the GSK Automation and OT Cyber Security standards are always applied. Have oversight/input of the commissioning/testing applied in each project to meet the engineering standards.
• Ensure any ICS equipment is maintained and installed to meet the site requirements. Provide day to day automation support (L2 support) for operation areas on site. Approve Business Impact Assessments and Engineering Automation Change Controls
• Work closely with the above site OT Security Manager to reduce the OT Cybersecurity risk for the site as well as the obsolescence risks related to ICS/Automation/OT systems. This includes maintaining standardised OT Security tools/solutions provided by GSK to assist operations (e.g. repository for passwords storage, automated user access management tool, etc.)

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• HNC or Degree level in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Robotics, Instrumentation or related engineering discipline
• Proven extensive experience in supporting Automation/ICS/OT systems (PLC, HMI, Servo, Vision, Field Instrumentation) for off the shelf and bespoke facilities equipment (Boiler systems, Electrical/Water Metering systems, Power Management systems, Water systems, Radio systems, etc.)

• Proven ability to deliver small Automation-based improvement projects.
• Experience in a wide range of Automation and Control technologies as well as in field instrumentation.
• Understanding and interpreting electrical wiring diagrams and P&ID nomenclature.
• Proven ability to manage contractor/consultant staff.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Expertise in Siemens, Rockwell and Mitsubishi automation platforms.
• Strong experience in a pharmaceutical or related industry.
• Proven experience with industrial networks (e.g. Profibus, Fieldbus, Ethernet, Modbus, BACnet and Serial comms RS-485, RS-232 etc.)
• Experience in commissioning of ICS/Automation systems.
• Knowledge of Automation standards (ISA-88, ISA-95 and IEC1131)
• Appreciation of Operational Technology Cyber Security Standards (ISA/IEC 62443)

About you:

• This role is suited to a self-motivated, driven individual with strong influencing, communication and teamwork skills.
• Leadership skills to build, upskill and lead the site Automation team.
• Ability to prioritise and reallocate work to meet Operations needs or project timelines.
• Ability to communicate to and influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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Closed Date : 2024-12-11