Automation Technician III (Pharmaceutical Automation)

Location: Onsite in Lexington, Massachusetts, or Clayton, North Carolina, United States. The role requires facility-based work, including standing for up to 12 hours, handling equipment, working around manufacturing environments, and occasionally working at heights or in confined spaces.

Company

hirify.global develops pharmaceutical products and production capabilities to help treat serious chronic diseases and improve long-term health.

What you will do

• Support the operation, maintenance, and system management of process control systems.
• Troubleshoot process downtime, control-system hardware, PLC programming, interfaces, and related IT systems.
• Perform routine, preventive, and predictive maintenance and support equipment installations.
• Develop and execute maintenance and improvement plans in coordination with production schedules.
• Coordinate technical clarifications and problem-solving with suppliers, vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Implement process improvements, maintain training readiness, and ensure systems comply with quality, change-management, CGMP, safety, and environmental standards.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Electronics, Computers, Engineering, or a related field plus at least eight years of automated or process control system experience; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED plus at least twelve years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in supporting and maintaining process control systems and troubleshooting automated or IT system issues.
• Experience with one or more of PLC systems such as Rockwell or Siemens, HMI, PCS/DCS such as DeltaV or iFix, Historian systems such as OSI PI or iBatch, SCADA, MES such as Syncade or PAS-X, and MS SQL.
• Proficiency in PLC programming troubleshooting and Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work overtime or different shifts as business needs require and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a production environment.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the manufacturing facility and follow CGMP, safety, environmental, quality, and change-management requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, food, cosmetic, beverage, or a related regulated industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid time off, including 14 paid holidays.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance effective from the first day.
• Guaranteed 8% 401(k) contribution with an individual company match option.
• Fourteen weeks of paid parental leave and six weeks of paid family medical leave.
• Tuition assistance, life and disability insurance, pharmaceutical product access, mentorship, and employee referral awards.