Kilmarnock, Scotland, United Kingdom
Support control systems onsite; Delta V & Siemens PCS7. Provide continuous support across all Production areas. Ensure that Control Systems are reliable, robust, validated, installed to S88 guidelines and conform to regulatory and GMP standards. Support the core maintenance team to ensure compliance with GSK equipment standards and maintenance strategies. Define Control & Instrument procedures to ensure compliance. Introduce innovation through new technology, ensuring a benefit to the business. Modernising installations for non supported Systems with new technologies. Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with GSK standards and maintain audit readiness. Implementation of Beamex CMX Paperless Calibration Management across site.
Role within the Instrument Maintenance Team within the Clavulanic Acid plant - a fully automated production plant playing an integral role in the manufacture of the antibiotic Augmentin throughout the GSK Network. Responsibilities included: - Routine maintenance and breakdowns and of instrumentation and automation systems. Maintenance of the solvent recovery plant and HVAC units. - Quality Critical calibration routines on various measurement systems. These required a high level of accuracy and completing essential documentation in order to meet FDA requirements. Other aspects of the job involved carrying out functional checks on SIS devices - ensuring trips/interlocks and emergency shutdown devices/sequences operated as designed. - Gained instrument experience with pressure, level, temperature and flow. Analytical measurement such as pH, humidity and O2 as well as other gas detection equipment all from various manufacturers.ie. Rosemount, Mettler Toledo, N-Tron, Endress & Hauser. - Automation experience includes regular maintenance on Stahl Remote I/O, Siemens PCS7 and Delta V with Foundation Fieldbus. The use of AMS software is also used as a key utility in the diagnosis of Foundation Fieldbus instruments.
Time served Modern Apprentice, the first year of which was spent at Forth Valley College gaining a wide understanding of Engineering practices. I spent the remaining 3 years of my apprenticeship in Production plants (Multipurpose Chemical plants and Fermentation processes), Utilities (Bolier House, Nitrogen plant) and Solvent Recovery. Responsibilities included: - Working alongside a number of Tradesmen and learning firsthand a variety of fault-finding and calibrating techniques. - Final year of apprenticeship given breakdown experience on a shift pattern. This was a two cycle placement working early, back and night shifts some of which were 12 hour shifts. - Learning how to liaise with Operations ensuring that production does not cease and that a speedy fix is in place to maximise product output and minimize plant down-time.