DeltaV Lead - Senior Specialist, Dundalk - Hybrid

Job Description About the Role and Site Join a state-of-the-art vaccines facility in Dundalk at a pivotal stage of growth-from start-up through to commercial manufacturing. This is a senior-level opportunity to take full ownership of the DeltaV control system, shaping how automation is implemented, governed, and scaled across the site. Operating within a highly digital and automated environment, you will work at the centre of key programmes including technology transfer and site readiness, while building capability across a growing operations team. This is a unique opportunity to define the DeltaV landscape in a new manufacturing site and have a lasting impact on how systems are designed, supported, and optimised. Bring energy, knowledge, and innovation to: Act as DeltaV System Owner, driving end-to-end oversight, governance, and performance Lead code review, system optimisation, and continuous improvement across control systems Support key site programmes, including technology transfer and manufacturing readiness Oversee migration from legacy systems to a modern DeltaV platform Provide technical leadership across automation systems (DeltaV and broader control systems) Lead and resolve complex investigations, deviations, and automation challenges Act as a technical lead in cross-functional and tiered meetings, influencing site operations Build and develop site capability, upskilling teams with limited DeltaV experience Collaborate across operations, engineering, quality, and external partners to deliver projects Ensure systems are compliant, reliable, and inspection-ready

What skills you will need:

• Significant hands-on DeltaV experience in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Strong background in automation system ownership, governance, and code review
• Experience supporting technology transfer and start-up or transformation environments
• Proven ability to lead complex technical investigations and problem-solving activities
• Strong understanding of control systems and batch automation (S88/S95)
• Ability to influence stakeholders and operate at senior level across matrix teams
• Experience working across multiple automation platforms (e.g. PLC systems) desirable
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organisational skills

Required Skills: Automation, Emerson DeltaV, GMP Operations, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Operational Reviews, Problem Management, System Migrations

Preferred Skills: Lean Six Sigma (LSS)

We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world's most challenging healthcare needs. As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing inclusive, talented, and committed people together.

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.