OverviewPepsiCo Little Island are hiring a Senior Automation Engineer for a permanent position in Little Island.We are the concentrate business in PepsiCo (PGCS) working across the Beverage, Nutrition and Snacks categories to deliver concentrate for many of PepsiCo’s mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up and Pepsi. We are at the heart of PepsiCo products consumed everywhere in the world, spanning globally sourcing ingredients to manufacturing and distributing across the globe. PGCS is a multi-functional business unit offering careers in various functions from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, Tax, Customs & Trade, R&D, HR and IT. We want team members who can collaborate in our fast-paced global organisation and are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world.
Responsibilities
Provide day-to-day automation and manufacturing support to business users throughout the sites. Focus on streamlining, standardisation and improvement of the functions of these systems in the automation of manufacturing processes.
Play a key role in the review, approval and execution process of validation protocols
Support capital projects, when assigned
Development and/or review of URS for process and automation systems.
Support IT operations and maintenance groups throughout the organization as an escalation point for technical issues and advice
Create and maintain operational as-built documentation for plant control system infrastructure.
Through the change control process ensure that changes carried out on the Automation Systems do not compromise the safety, environmental or quality stance of the plant.
Constantly re-evaluate the automation environment in the context of available technologies to ensure optimal efficiency and functionality through the potential adoption of improved technology solutions
Assists in developing standard data structures and methods to support the ongoing integration of plant floor manufacturing control systems.
Proposes modifications to systems, equipment, processes and operations to improve safety, increase efficiency and achieve company goals.
Liaise with major equipment vendors to ensure compliance to specifications (e.g. attend kick-off meetings, pre-FAT inspections, etc.).
Qualifications
Engineering degree qualified with minimum 5 years process control, PLC / SCADA, IT architecture and operations experience, with proven track record of design and delivery of high impact technology solutions
Experience in Automation Validation in accordance with GAMP and cGMP.
Experience in the development of the following would be advantageous: Allen-Bradley PLCs, Wonderware InTouch, InSQL, Profibus, ControlNet, DeviceNet, EtherNet
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple high impact projects simultaneously
#J-18808-Ljbffr