Job Description

What You'll Work On

• The Associate Packaging Automation Engineer improves and maintains plant equipment, systems and other fixed assets to a high standard of safety, quality and productivity while maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
• This role provides automation engineering support to all aspects of the operation to a 24-hour production facility.
• Will work with a cross functional team of mechanical, chemical, process and other engineering disciplines.
• Solves problems that have a variety of complex features, such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.
• Plan schedules, conducts or coordinates engineering work for project tasks and deadlines.
• Uses knowledge to advise on the definition of a project scope with internal customers.
• Applies new technology and control updates where feasible.
• Interface with project team members, department managers, designers, R&D, Corporate and Division Engineering
• Provide technical support to the Tipp City plant, division engineering, and the Quality Assurance to support new product introductions, new process/equipment start-up, process optimizations, vendor qualifications, and process alternative evaluations.
• Implement new and/or current manufacturing methods into manufacturing.
• Monitor production to determine areas of improvement and react to unforeseen production/manufacturing issues.
• Create and execute validation activities according to plant/division policy.
• Plans and conducts small to medium-sized projects. Responsibilities include detailed project planning/monitoring, project reviews, implementation, validation, and release to production.
• Create equipment/process specifications, drawings, and software as required and ensure that existing documentation is accurate and appropriate.
• Research, recommend, implement, and qualify replacement parts for discontinued/obsolete components, equipment, and software.
• Communicate and review software changes and updates before execution with other engineers.
• Detailed oriented with desire to complete work at a high level.
• Provide excellent customer service to the production teams and meet Abbott compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in industrial automation, electrical, systems, or equivalent degree.
• 2 - 5 years’ experience in flexible packaging automation engineering, new machine programming, and/or line integration execution.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal required.
• Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures of flexible packaging systems.
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Interact well with diverse groups within the operation and maintain strong working relationships in a collaborative, fast-paced, goal-driven environment.
• Work experience in the food/medical industry under SQF, ODA, FDA, and/or other regulatory bodies.
• Required working knowledge of the following:
  • Integrated control systems
  • AC and DC power distribution systems at a machine level.
  • Control system wiring
  • Powerflex 500 and 700 series
  • Rockwell Studio 5000
  • Rockwell FTView (SE/ME/Viewpoint)
  • Rockwell Kinetix system troubleshooting
  • IOLink, EtherNet, and other fieldbus technologies
  • AutoCAD Electrical

Preferred Qualifications

• OSI/PI or ZPI historian
• Ignition software (support or development)
• Cognex Vision Systems
• Videojet print systems
• Markem-Imaje print systems
• GMP understanding
• 21 CFR Part 11 understanding.
• Process validation and management

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