Sr Associate Mfg Systems

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Sr. Associate Manufacturing Systems - Automation

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be an integral member of our Engineering Automation team. You will have the exciting opportunity to support our manufacturing systems automation initiatives that require a solid understanding of analytical problem-solving techniques, project management, lifecycle management, and operational excellence.

Specific Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide operational shift support for process control applications applying Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA), Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), collaborative robotics (Cobots), vision systems.
• Apply engineering principles of manufacturing process automation to provide technical support to manufacturing production.
• Implement control system troubleshooting support to Manufacturing Operations.
• Implement automated process changes to improved equipment performance or upgraded equipment technologies.
• Participate in technical root cause analysis, incident investigations, and troubleshooting on process control issues related to electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Administer Manufacturing Production Systems in a GMP regulated manufacturing setting.
• Implement Preventative and Corrective maintenance.
• Ensure strict adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and maintain accurate GMP documentation following ALCOA+ principles.
• Support project management efforts for automation-related projects.
• Handle Automation Systems lifecycle including controlled changes, software versioning, and control system qualification. Ensure all changes are properly documented and approved.
• Support Data Integrity Assessments.

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Sr. Associate Manufacturing Systems professional we seek is an individual contributor with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of automation experience

Or

Associate’s degree and 6 years of automation experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 8 years of automation support experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical field with 2 years of manufacturing support experience.
• Ability to read and update electrical design packages including User Requirements (URS), Functional Specifications (FS), Design Specifications (DS), wiring diagrams, and P&ID.
• Proficient in PLC Controller and HMI programming skills (preferred Allen Bradley, Siemens).
• Strong technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Project Management and implementation experience.
• Flexibility to work nonstandard shifts to support 24/7 operations.
• Experience working with Batch Process Control and recipe management.
• Experince in packaging equipment vision systems (Cognex, Deep learning, Systech, Keyence) and serialization process.
• Expertise in distributed I/O configuration, industrial communication protocols (Ethernet/IP,), Rockwell Automation (Factory Talk, ControlLogix PLC, FTView SE, FTBatch, PanelView Plus), OSI PI Historian System, Siemens TIA Portal (HMI, S7 Controllers), and a background in system integration.

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What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and an annual site shutdown
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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