About Us
At Merck Gruppe, we're a global community of curious minds who love innovating with science and technology to enrich people's lives. Our solutions span across Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics, and we're passionate about caring for our diverse mix of people, customers, patients, and planet.
The Role
We're seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our site's electrical engineering team as a subject matter expert on all electrical items. As part of this role, you'll ensure that electrical standards are maintained, and systems are designed, installed, and commissioned in line with national and plant standards.
Duties:
* Support the development and management of the site's electrical infrastructure to ensure it's reliable and robust for current needs and long-term future requirements.
* Project manage electrical projects on site and act as the electrical SME for multi-disciplined projects where required.
* Lead and/or support design of instrument wiring, drawings, loop drawings, MCC schematics, and general service/lighting schematics, managing and reviewing outputs from consultants to maintain site standards and design philosophies.
* Develop and update all statutory periodical maintenance of all site electrical equipment, switchgear, and control gear.
* Develop electrical PMs for areas where they presently do not exist and expand electrical PMs where they presently exist.
* Support the site Electrical Maintenance (e.g., Thermographic, LV and HV Maintenance, PAT, etc.) and ensure all recommendations are closed to ensure site compliance.
* Development and maintenance of site-wide electrical specifications and drawings to ensure that they are at the most up-to-date revision for actual installations.
* Support the management of all electrical contractors on site to ensure they comply with the electrical specifications and deliverables set out by the electrical engineer.
* Maintenance and upgrades of the electrical facilities systems such as lighting, emergency lighting, UPS systems, small power, BMS system, Fire Alarm, door access control, CCTV, cable containment systems, earthing and lightning protection system, transformers, MV/LV panels, etc.
* Troubleshoot electrical related process problems & equipment failures to determine root cause hence instigate repair using the latest lean tools & techniques.
* Coordinate with quality and EHS on matters where an SME electrical input is needed.
* Provide leadership and coaching to technicians as replacement of POs for equipment and spares is within the job role as is other administration work required to carry out your functional work.
* Input into site Maintenance system 'SAP' to ensure recurring issues are identified and remedied.
* Develop critical spares list for site electrical utilities and main MCC panels & ensure that critical spares are in stock or are readily available at all times.
* Evaluate project design and installations to meet the requirement of EU directives such as ATEX and Machinery Directive and CE compliance.
Requirements
* Candidate must have successfully completed at a minimum a BEng in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
* Ideally with considerable electrical engineering industry experience in an FDA or GMP environment, but candidates with equivalent experience in other highly-regulated industries will be considered.
* Able to perform electrical circuit design.
* Familiarity with HV/LV design and operational experience.
* Ability to maintain and manage electrical drawing records.
* Experience working within an ATEX environment is advantageous.
* Familiarity with planned preventative maintenance approaches.
* Excellent awareness and experience in relation to Quality and Environment, Health and Safety.
* In-depth knowledge of ATEX directives, ETCI wiring regulations, IEC, and EN standards.
* Experience managing projects through their full life-cycle.
* CE marking and declaration of conformity reviews and approvals.
* Instrumentation and Automation/Controls experience is preferable.
About Working with Us
We celebrate diversity and believe it drives excellence, innovation, and human progress. We care about our customers, patients, and our rich mix of people. This diversity strengthens our ability to lead in science and technology. We create opportunities for growth and empower you to fulfill your ambitions.