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Head of Automation, Engineering (Hikari Plant)

Takeda Innovation Solutions Mexico S.A de C.V
🇯🇵 Japan
On-site
Manager or above
1 day ago
  • GMP
  • Network Security

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Job Description

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

  • Lead the implementation of both global and local automation strategies, overseeing the design, deployment, commissioning, and maintenance of automation systems.
  • Serve as the SME under the Head of Engineering for the Hikari Plant, managing the automation group and driving the automation of production and utility facilities, while providing specialized expertise and governance in digital and automation activities.
  • Collaborate closely with the manufacturing teams to ensure all digital and automation initiatives support reliable, compliant, and robust ongoing manufacturing operations.
  • Build and maintain a team structure within the automation group composed of personnel with appropriate skills and capabilities to achieve company-wide engineering department objectives.
  • Provide continuous and sufficient technical support to the automation group to drive engineering improvement initiatives and maximize results
  • グロヌバルおよびロヌカル双方のオヌトメヌション戊略の実践を䞻導し、オヌトメヌションシステムの蚭蚈、導入、立ち䞊げ、保守を監督する
  • 光工堎゚ンゞニアリングヘッドのもずSMEずしおオヌトメヌショングルヌプを統括し、工堎内生産・甚圹蚭備の自動化掚進およびデゞタルオヌトメヌションに関する専門的知芋・管理を提䟛する
  • 生産郚門ず密接に連携し、党おのデゞタル・オヌトメヌション掻動が信頌性・合法性・堅牢性を持ち、継続的な生産掻動を支えるものであるこずを保蚌する
  • オヌトメヌショングルヌプが党瀟゚ンゞニアリング郚門目暙を達成できるよう、適切なスキルず胜力を持぀人員でチヌム䜓制を構築・維持する
  • 継続的か぀十分な技術支揎をオヌトメヌショングルヌプに提䟛し、゚ンゞニアリング改善掻動の掚進ず成果の最倧化を図る

ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Lead, resource as appropriate and manage the portfolio of Digital/Automation engineering works.
  • Provide the necessary leadership to drive and maintain the engineering operations and technical support for Automation Group as appropriate.
  • Provide the necessary technical engineering support to ensure that all manufacturing facilities are available and fit for intended purposes.
  • Fully accountable for all automation functionalities with respect to assets’ performance, reliability, safety and compliance.
  • Partner with other functions to provide the necessary technical support and Engineering expertise with respect to Process and infrastructure equipment including the overall Automation infrastructure. This includes system owner support to maintain the required URS, specifications and standards to ensure the ongoing reliability of installed Automation assets at the site.
  • Hire and train the workforce as necessary for the site Automation engineering function. 
  • Develop the Automation Group to make sure that all reports can fulfill their assigned functional goals and KPIs and contribute to the achievement of the overall Site Engineering Department goals and KPIs.
  • Own all the associated and assigned systems safety, compliance and Automation performance.
  • Manage out of hours emergency / urgent response from Automation Group.
  • Support process system owners and CAPEX team in the specification, operation of key assets via applying best digital/automation practices.
  • Execute selection and manage service contractors and suppliers ensure right services, competency level, cost and fulfilment to relevant Quality, EHS, Finance, regulatory policy and requirement.
  • Develop and maintain SOPs for automation systems fulfilling Regulatory Requirements and EHS Policies.
  • Provide technical expertise to enable rapid trouble shooting and in-depth investigations relating to failure and mal operation to maintain and improve asset availability and reliability.
  • Provide the necessary technical expertise to ensure that all engineering master data for automation systems is identified and maintained in an appropriate and compliant fashion. 
  • Create and maintain appropriate training standards, guides and material for Automation engineering.
  • Manage assigned projects within the engineering function and support other departments at site in the planning and execution of projects.
  • Consult and coordinate with Global Engineering to share lessons learned and best practices.
  • Liaise with Global Engineering and Global DD&T to provide feedback on proposed and existing engineering standards and implement these as appropriate within the facility.
  • Carry out any other duties assigned by supervisor.

  • デゞタル、オヌトメヌション業務党䜓ならびに人材を管理する。
  • ゚ンゞニアリング掻動ずオヌトメヌショングルヌプぞの技術支揎を掚進・維持するために必芁なリヌダヌシップを発揮する。
  • 党おの生産システムが利甚可胜で期埅通りの目的を達成しおいるこずを保蚌するために必芁な技術支揎を提䟛する。
  • 担圓する党おのオヌトメヌションの皌働性、信頌性、安党性、合法性に関する説明責任を持぀。 
  • 他郚門ず共同でオヌトメヌション基盀を含むプロセスならびに通信機噚に関する技術支揎ず専門技術者の提䟛を行う。芁求仕様、暙準を維持するためシステムオヌナヌをサポヌトし、皌働䞭のオヌトメヌション資産の信頌性保蚌を含む。
  • オヌトメヌション゚ンゞニアリングに必芁な゚ンゞニアを採甚し教育する。
  • 党おの掻動がグルヌプ目暙ずKPIを達成し、か぀郚門KPIに寄䞎するこずが出来るオヌトメヌショングルヌプを圢成する。
  • 党おの関連システム、担圓システムの安党性、合法性、皌働性に責任を持぀。
  • オヌトメヌショングルヌプの業務時間倖に発生するトラブルを管理する。
  • 重芁資産の蚭蚈および運甚においお、プロセスシステムオヌナヌおよびCAPEXチヌムを支揎し、最適なデゞタル自動化のベストプラクティスを適甚する。
  • 取匕先を遞定管理し、サヌビスレベル、競争力、費甚、品質、EHS、財務状況、法芏制察応に問題が無いこずを確認する
  • オヌトメヌション関連の法芏制ずEHSポリシヌに準拠したSOPを制定し維持管理する。
  • 迅速なトラブル察応ならびに可甚性、信頌性を維持改善するために必芁なシステム゚ラヌや誀操䜜の原因を分析するための専門知識を提䟛する。
  • 党おの自動化システムのマスタヌデヌタが適切適正に識別維持されおいるこずを保蚌するための専門知識を提䟛する。
  • オヌトメヌション゚ンゞニアのための教育基準、ガむダンス、教育資料を䜜成管理する。
  • 担圓する゚ンゞニアリング郚内プロゞェクトを管理し、他郚門のプロゞェクト蚈画・遂行をサポヌトする。
  • グロヌバル゚ンゞニアリング郚に助蚀を求め過去の事䟋や最適な手法に関する情報を入手する。
  • グロヌバル゚ンゞニアリング郚・グロヌバルDD&Tに察し提案・既存情報を䌝え、蚭備最適化のための改善を行う。
  • 割り圓おられたすべお圹務に実行責任を持぀。

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise

  • Wide range of knowledge and experiences of engineering project management, digital, automation and IT technology.
  • Have basic engineering knowledge of electrical, digital, automation, IT and so on.
  • Have basic knowledge of pharmaceutical production processes like API, solid dosage, sterile manufacturing/ filling, biologics, vaccine, inspection and packaging. 
  • Understand GMP requirements (local and global)  especially computerized system validation and ALCOA concept.
  • プロゞェクト管理、デゞタル、オヌトメヌションずIT技術に関する幅広い知識ず経隓
  • 電気、デゞタル、自動化、ITなどの基瀎知識
  • 原薬、固型剀、無菌補剀、無菌充填、バむオ医薬、ワクチン、怜査、包装に関する基瀎知識
  • GMP、特にCSVずALCOAに関する芋識。

Leadership

  • Transform the traditional approach to the best.
  • Provide the technical resolution to plant manufacturing problems on a timely basis and with appropriate urgency.
  • Work with global engineering and global DD&T to drive a digital innovation.
  • Demonstrate leadership mindset and behavior to Automation engineer.
  • Develop and maintain automation engineers to maintain/improve automated systems.
  • 旧来の方法を最善のものに改倉する
  • 生産トラブルに際し適時最速で技術的察策を講じる
  • グロヌバル゚ンゞニアリング・グロヌバルDD&Tず共同でデゞタル化を掚進する
  • オヌトメヌション゚ンゞニアの意識改革ず取組姿勢に察しリヌダヌシップを発揮する
  • 自動化システムを改善維持するための゚ンゞニアを育成管理する

Decision-making and Autonomy

  • Identify opportunities for departmental performance improvement, develop alternative solutions to potential problem areas and establish necessary contingency plans.
  • Present ideas with clarity, conviction and confidence. 
  • Develop plans (cost, timing, benefit, resources) for capital expenditures to introduce and rollout innovative technology. Analyze costs related to capital expenditures to determine break-even points, payback and associated hard and soft savings.
  • 組織効率の改善、朜圚化しおいる問題の解決方法の発芋、必芁ずされる危機管理を芋極める
  • アむデアを明確に説埗力ず自信を持っお発信する
  • 新技術導入・展開のための蚭備蚈画費甚・時期・有効性・人員を立案する。損益分岐点、回収期間、関連するハヌド・゜フトの削枛額を分析する

Interaction

  • Provide interface on key issues and problems with related organization.
  • Coordinate activities with other organizations at department levels.
  • 関連郚眲ずの䞻芁な事象・問題に察応する窓口
  • 他郚門ずの郚門レベルの調敎

Innovation

  • Drive big data utilization with leverige historical data.
  • Maintain secured infrastracture by IT/OT segregation.
  • Drive paperless procedures.
  • Develop plans to establish robust data integrity of manufacturing area.
  • Strengthen OT network security by mitigating vulnerabilities and safeguarding critical assets against cyber threats.
  • ヒストリアンを利甚したビッグデヌタ掻甚
  • IT/OT分離による安党なむンフラの維持
  • ペヌパヌレスの掚進
  • 生産゚リアの堅牢なデヌタ完党性の実珟蚈画
  • OTネットワヌクの脆匱性を軜枛しサむバヌセキュリティの脅嚁から資産を守る

Complexity

  • Collaborates with cross functional leaders to identify and prioritize automated systems.
  • Collaborates with global engineering and global DD&T team to align technical/GMP wise.
  • Provide local information to global and feedback global information to local.
  • 他郚門ず共同で自動化システムの優先決めを実斜
  • グロヌバル゚ンゞニアリング郚・グロヌバルDD&Tず共同で技術芁件やGMP芁件を調敎
  • ロヌカルの情報をグロヌバルに提䟛し、グロヌバルの情報をロヌカルに呚知する

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

  • Bachelor’s degree or Master's degree of Engineering
  • At least +10 years’ experience of engineering in pharmaceutical industry, including at least 7 years in Automation engineering.
  • Must have business level of English/Japanese verbal communication ability and reading/ writing skills in English/Japanese
  • People and organization management experience
  • 工孊系の孊士もしくは修士
  • ビゞネスレベルの英語・日本によるコミュニケヌション、リヌディング・ラむティングのスキル必須
  • 組織人材管理の経隓

PREFERRED

  • Experience of working in overseas countries
  • Experience of IT/OT, MES and UPI development
  • 海倖勀務経隓
  • IT/OT、MES、UPIの開発経隓

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • This position offers an experienced individual a significant opportunity to establish best practices for Engineering of GMP manufacturing operations and Automations.
  • Some travels will be required
  • This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position.
  • 本ポゞションは経隓豊富な候補者に GMP 補造ずオヌトメヌションの゚ンゞニアリングベストプラクティスを確立する重芁な機䌚を提䟛するものである。
  • 出匵あり。
  • この職務蚘述曞は、職䜍に必芁なすべおの矩務ず責任を完党に網矅できるような構成にはなっおおりたせん。

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:

  • Allowances: Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.

  • Salary Increase: Annually, Bonus Payment: Twice a year

  • Working Hours: Headquarters (Osaka/ Tokyo) 9:00-17:30, Production Sites (Osaka/ Yamaguchi) 8:00-16:45, (Narita) 8:30-17:15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9:00-17:45

  • Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)

  • Paid Leaves: Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.

  • Flexible Work Styles: Flextime, Telework

  • Benefits: Social Insurance, Retirement and Corporate Pension, Employee Stock Ownership Program, etc.

Important Notice concerning working conditions:

  • It is possible the job scope may change at the company’s discretion.

  • It is possible the department and workplace may change at the company’s discretion.

Locations

Hikari, Japan

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Head of Automation, Engineering (Hikari Plant) · Takeda Innovation Solutions Mexico S.A de C.V

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