Location : SEZ Plant
Specific Job Responsibilities:
Operations Technology & Automation Management
- Lead Operations Technology CoE to ensure minimal automation related breakdowns, best practices of Industrial Automation, OT architecture roadmap, cybersecurity standards, and ensure alignment with global best practices
- Diagnose OT systems issues, perform root-cause analysis, and ensure minimal downtime.
- Troubleshoot control logic (e.g., ladder logic, structured text) for PLCs, SCADA/ HMI and controllers.
- Lead seamless Integration of automation systems (L1, L2) with Enterprise-wide systems for manufacturing plants
Technology Innovation & Compliance
- Lead Manufacturing equipment upgrade program of all manufacturing sites to meet 21 CFR requirements
- Ensuring all Digital Engineering and Automation Initiatives are meeting regulatory expectations
- Drive Predictive/Prescriptive Maintenance I4.0 use cases for data driven decision making for breakdown reduction
Strategic Leadership
- Lead Digital Engineering and Industrial Automation Team across all manufacturing locations
- Ensuring smooth collaboration between various cross functional teams like Manufacturing, CSV, QA and Engineering
- Lead multidisciplinary team on Automation Engineers and technical experts
Relevant Functional/Technical Skills or Industry Experience
- Proven leadership in implementing large scale Industrial Automation/ Operations Technology projects in pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Deep Pharmaceutical Engineering & Maintenance Business Process understanding
- Deep expertise in various PLCs Programming, HMI/SCADA designing and life cycle maintenance
- Expertise in various SCADA, Historian implementation & Serialization projects implementation
- Experience in Digitization of Engineering practices and analytics solutions implementation
- Good understanding on equipment related 21 CFR requirements
- Knowledge of ISA-95 architecture and OT cybersecurity
Relevant Professional / Educational Background:
- Bachelor's /master's degree in engineering with advanced certification in Automation
- 12-15 years in Pharmaceutical Industry with experience in Digital Engineering, Operation Technology and Automation
