Job Title

Systems Engineer – POMS MES – Ireland


The Role

  • Systems Engineer – POMS MES
  • Sligo/Ireland
  • Hybrid – a mix of onsite and remote work. You must be living in Ireland, be willing and able to be onsite as required and have a car and a full clean driving license
  • Contractor Opportunity

Role Brief

The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of new and updated integration functionalities for Manufacturing Execution Systems for use in production. Responsibility also includes oversight on alignment of Manufacturing Information Systems with Global Operating Specifications.

Skills Brief

  • Provide onsite support for all MES applications, particularly POMSNet.
  • MES experience with focus on workflow, S95 & S88 standards and integration from the control layer to MES in pharma & bio-pharma industries
  • Engage in workshops with various stakeholders, including Business, Quality, Compliance, and product SMEs, to align with process flow related to recipe designs.
  • Collaborate with leaders from Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, IT, and Quality to ensure efficient MES site support.
  • Ensure adherence to relevant Policies and Procedures and contribute to the creation of Work Instructions and Procedures to maintain compliance.
  • Coordinate and execute process and equipment projects relevant to MES.
  • Validate new processes and generate technical documentation for your areas of responsibility.
  • Uphold compliance with Corporate and Divisional Policies and fulfill other responsibilities as assigned by management.
  • Construct, test, and validate recipes that involve integration with systems like SAP, databases, and PLCs.
  • Design, author, develop, and configure Electronic Batch Records (EBR).
  • Implement MES solutions and seamlessly integrate them with ERP and control equipment.
  • Thoroughly document MES configurations and validate Electronic Batch Records (EBRs).

Person Brief

Candidates must have a level 8-degree qualification with minimum of 3 years’ relevant industry experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environments. The ideal candidate will have excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment. In addition to this, strong attention to detail, including the ability to proofread documents and to accurately translate customers’ requirements into meaningful end-user instructions consistently is required.

You should have a mix of strong and relevant technical skills and proven client and project management skills. The candidate should have experience with POMS system and strong C# coding and SQL Database knowledge. PTL, XML and Power Automate knowledge is desirable.

The candidate should be based in Ireland and able to travel onsite to the Sligo site as required. A car and a full clean driving license will therefore be required.

Opportunity Brief

This is an excellent opportunity to work with clients who are global leaders in their field, helping to develop and improve upon industry leading technology solutions. SL Controls offers a supportive environment committed to employee development and wellness, along with a competitive and rounded compensation package, which rewards high performers.

Company Brief

SL Controls are experts in the area of Equipment System Integration and System Support. We specialise in assisting our customers, including many of the world’s top multinational companies in the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors, achieve their Six Sigma and OEE targets.

Over the past 20 years we have grown our business from a Sligo based enterprise into an international business with additional offices in Galway, Limerick, Leinster and Florida USA.

We pride ourselves on our expertise in industrial IT integration and regulatory compliance in support of global end users, OEM’s and Technology providers.

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