Specialist – Manufacturing Automation

Job Description

Description

The Enabling Facilities (EF) group within the Chemical Engineering Research & Development (CERD) Department is seeking a highly motivated individual to work in a fast-paced job that provides both technical and project management responsibility. The Specialist – Manufacturing Automation position will report to the Director, Engineering, Automation Lead position and will be a member of the EF Team at the Rahway NJ facility. EF is responsible for development of new technologies/capabilities, execution of capital and non-capital improvement projects, and the automation system assets spanning production, utility systems and associated infrastructure. Responsibilities of the Specialist – Manufacturing Automation include the following:

Site Operations (GWES): The Automation specialist will help to support several automation systems across the Rahway Site including ABB Distributed Control Systems, environmental control systems and equipment utility metering systems. This role will collaborate with Global Workplace Enterprise Solutions (GWES) in prioritizing a portfolio of automation improvement projects (capital/non-capital) supporting API Operations and the Rahway Powerhouse/Utilities/Environmental Operations space, interfacing with key partners and area leadership to ensure delivery of business objectives, including operational efficiencies, compliance, energy savings initiatives, improved reliability, operability and maintainability. 

REES Environmental Monitoring System: The Rahway site utilizes a single environmental system (REES) to support the monitoring and alarming of multiple areas onsite included but not limited to areas for our company's Research Laboratories, our company's Manufacturing Division, Animal Health and GWES. The system is GMP and monitors areas and equipment that are both GMP and non-GMP. This position will play a key role as steward for this system. Responsibilities include collaborating with the end user areas, the IT groups as well as the vendor to ensure that the computer system operation and computer system validation is completed and maintained, and that the field devices in various locations throughout the Rahway site are calibrated and qualified as required. Also, this role will lead any future changes to the system such as system expansion projects from either a computer system perspective or from a field device perspective as well as also leading any efforts to relocate, remove or replace parts of the system as needed.

Additional Supported Areas

As required and in addition to support of current capital projects the Specialist may provide direct support to other areas such as:

Hazardous Reactions Lab (HRL): The Hazardous Reactions Lab (HRL), or Bldg. 801, uses GE PLC 90-30 processors and Genius I/O blocks. The …