Operational Technology Engineer

Crownhill, Plymouth

10 months ago

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Are you an experienced Operational Technology Engineer? Do you consider yourself to be driven and an asset to a busy team? Are you based in or around Plymouth?

We have a permanent opportunity within the Plymouth manufacturing site for BD Medical. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies. Billions of Med-Tech products are designed, engineered and manufactured annually. This role is ideal for someone with previous experience within a Pharmaceutical or Med-tech environment and proven experience with change control processes, networking and control systems in the same environment.

Role: Operational Technology Engineer

Location: BD Medical, Belliver Way, Roborough, Plymouth PL6 7BP

Salary: £40-£50k (dependent upon experience)

Shift Patterns: 08:30-16:30 Mon-Fri (37.5 hours per week)

Start: ASAP

Responsibilities:

Managing the ongoing development and maintenance of the OT systems on site

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Conducting OT asset inventory discovery management

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Carrying out asset risk assessments

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Driving plant initiatives and project specification, risk assessment and policy adherence activity in an effective way

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Implementing protocol to ensure accurate OT device recognition and management

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Leading cyber risk awareness and security policy training

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Promoting the protection of data integrity and security at all times

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Completing third party vendor risk assessments and critical patch implementation

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Diagnosing root causes of system failures and defining corrective actions

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Coordinating OT process and system change management including the organisation of testing changes

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Working with wider business teams to ensure correct usage of systems

Essential requirements:

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Degree educated (first class or upper 2:1 result) within an Engineering discipline OR relevant experience with a HND/HNC qualification

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3+ years experience in a related environment (ideally medical device manufacture or pharmaceutical industry)

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Experience and confidence of change control processes within a regulated medical device manufacturing environment

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Ability to work effectively with networking, software and control systems in a related environment

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Demonstrable experience of Enterprise IT systems, networking protocols and hardware

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Keen interest in the OT environment and the interface between IT and Control Systems Engineering disciplines

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Previous success with software and control systems in a relative environment

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Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, floor plans and physical and logical network schematics

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Experience processing, combining and analysing large disperse datasets in order to provide useful insights

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Understanding of Allen Bradley, Siemens and Omron PLC Systems (desirable)

Benefits:

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Advice and editing on your current CV

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Being part of advancing the world of health within everything that you do

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Significant room for growth, development and career progression

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Ability to be part of charity support and giving back to the community initiatives

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Paid annual leave

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Exclusive online services including restaurant and retail discounts

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Chance to receive £300* for referring a friend

All applicants are subject to vetting checks including but not limited to: Right to work check, medical check and reference check

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