Engineer – Automation

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Company: Eli Lilly and Company

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$64,500 – $167,200

For 140 years, Lilly has manufactured medicines that improve people’s lives around the world. We produce our medicines using some of the most sophisticated manufacturing technologies and rigorous quality standards. Lilly Manufacturing strives for excellence in its process, standards, procedures and behaviors to develop medicines with safety first and quality always.

Position Brand Description:

The Engineer – Automation will develop, implement, and continuously improve process automation solutions within Indianapolis Device Assembly and Packaging (IDAP) to ensure that business goals are achieved for the Vault Device Assembly process team. This position will require the development of expertise in production processes, commissioning, qualification, and validation requirements and equipment specific code and/or control system technologies.

The Engineer-Automation is responsible for equipment performance, providing frontline support to production processes, and supporting area engineering initiatives, process improvements, and small project implementation. This will be done while ensuring that process automation solutions / systems are in-control, capable, and compliant.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

Provide Technical automation and controls support for the Vault Device Assembly process team.

• Provide technical support related to automation and controls related technologies and be the subject matter expert for the line’s production code and automation technologies.
• Assist in the creation of qualification protocols for control systems and ensure that the qualification activities are appropriate for the intended use of the equipment.
• Ensure changes to existing automation control systems do not have an adverse impact to the qualified state of the equipment.
• Define the scope of requalification activities when required due to changes or identified trends in the asset qualification monitoring activities.
• Support the process teams by overseeing the implementation of network wide improvements (Data Integrity, Life Cycle Management, Cybersecurity etc).
• Oversee the ongoing asset qualification monitoring of direct impact systems to verify that they remain in a state that is fit for their intended use.
• Assist in identifying key elements for return to service of control systems after interventions and/or maintenance.

Coaching and Mentoring

• Provide electrical/automation coaching and mentoring to the team’s process engineers.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and influence team members and defining project expectations/deliverables.

Site Expectations

• Provide frontline floor support for unscheduled downtime of equipment.
• Serve as the automation representative on asset delivery projects.
• Serve as the automation subject matter expert in project initiatives or benchmarking with other Lilly teams/departments.

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability to work in a safe manner to ensure the safety of self and others.
• Ability to learn and gain proficiency in the automation technologies and software required to provide support to the production lines
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills to be able to work effectively in a team-based environment.
• Responsible for leading by example in safety, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals.

Additional Preferences:

• Bachelor’s Degree or 4+ years automation experience.
• Previous experience as a process automation engineer or process engineer is desirable.
• Expertise in one or more automation platforms, preferably Rockwell Automation and Cognex Vision systems
• Strong experience in troubleshooting, problem solving, control systems, network integration, and IT systems
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Pharmaceutical and GMP experience is desirable.
• Computer System Validation experience is desirable.

Other Information:

• 8-hour days and after-hour support which includes a rotating weekend on-call schedule
• Occasional travel may be required for training, conferences, capital projects, etc.

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Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.

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.

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