Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Located in Visp, Switzerland our successful Bioconjugates Unit currently offers exciting opportunities. Become part of a group that enables its customers to meet some of the greatest challenges in patient treatment and join us by applying for the position as Automation Engineer.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure timely and high quality development, change, optimization and control of production and cleaning recipes and documentation (EBR, SOP, etc.) in accordance to local procedures

• During recipe building phase creates necessary objects in MES/DeltaV, testes them in development environment, and monitors those blocks during commissioning and qualification phase

• Delivers automation input required for the specific set-up, commissioning and qualification of the manufacturing suites and equipment.

• Representing interface for automation-related matters between different departments, e.g. ensures that the conditions and specifications for successful execution of a project are brought to the responsible parties in the planning and engineering phase.

• Monitors functionality of manufacturing records (EBR) in MES/DeltaV during water batch and first batch in production phase and takes corrective action in case of deviations.

• Support of running production in case of automation trouble-shooting for the assigned automation recipes.

• Continuously improves procedures and processes (6S, Lean Sigma, KAIZEN, EPS) in compliance with safety, hygiene, environmental and quality requirements in the area of responsibility.

Key requirements:

• Experience in automation engineering and maintenance, ideally in operation of a pharmaceutical company

• Experience with  Emerson MES Syncade (DeltaV is a bonus)

• Knowledge of GMP compliance requirements preferred

• Good communication skills and interaction with a variety of interface within the organization and the shop floor

• Strong team orientation

• Fluency in English, German is a bonus

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.