JCW Group
Freelance Automation Engineer
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For an internationally active pharmaceutical company with a manufacturing site close to London, we are looking for an experienced Automation Engineer on a freelance basis. The focus is on maintaining and improving site automation technologies, covering production equipment and building automation systems, with hands-on responsibility for design, programming, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of control systems.
Engagement details
- Start: immediate
- Duration: until end of 2027
- Utilization: full time
- Remote share: 50%
Responsibilities
- Maintain and troubleshoot automation systems, including production and building automation, ensuring system reliability and minimizing downtime
- Deliver automation support for engineering and maintenance projects, including design, programming, and implementation of control systems
- Lead or contribute to automation projects and continuous improvement initiatives, supporting the site automation roadmap
- Ensure compliant system operation in line with internal procedures and regulatory requirements, including support for audits and CAPAs
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (operations, maintenance, engineering, validation, IT) and external vendors
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- Hands-on experience with industrial automation systems, including PLCs, HMI/SCADA, and building automation
- Strong knowledge of PLC programming (ladder, function block, structured text) and industrial control architectures
- Experience supporting the full system lifecycle (design, implementation, troubleshooting, upgrades, documentation)
- Experience in a pharmaceutical or other highly regulated environment; knowledge of GAMP5
- Awareness of OT cybersecurity principles
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