Automation Engineering Technician (2nd Shift)
GSK
June 26, 2026
On-site
Zebulon, NC
Operations
Position Summary:
Design, maintain, and improve control and instrumentation systems for manufacturing equipment. Work with production, maintenance, automation, and engineering teams, emphasizing safety and quality.
Responsibilities:
- Provide daily on-the-floor production support for engineering/automation or instrumentation & controls equipment issues/failures.
- Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and production to develop and implement equipment improvements (OEE, reliability engineering, safety, and/or process/quality improvements).
- Participate in continuous improvement projects to evaluate corrective, preventative, and predictive maintenance strategies.
- Develop technical documentation (e.g., e-pips, Change Control Requests, technical specifications, training documents) as directed.
- Mentor and support maintenance staff as required.
- Support engineering tech (ET) capability development via skills assessments and training.
Work Type:
- Site based; 100% on-site activities.
- 2nd shift, Monday through Friday.
Basic Qualifications (Required):
- Associate degree, technical certificate, or equivalent experience in controls, instrumentation, electrical, or related field.
- 3+ years hands-on experience with industrial control systems, including PLC programming.
- Experience with instrumentation, sensors, actuators, and control loop tuning.
- Experience supporting commissioning, start-up, or validation in a regulated environment.
- Experience using maintenance/enterprise systems (e.g., SAP) to document work and parts.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
- Technical expertise with P&ID nomenclature and instrumentation/electrical wiring diagrams.
- Proficient in SAP; knowledge of cGMPs/FDA-regulated environments.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Familiarity with industrial communication protocols; relevant software/tools and Windows/AD/network administration; industrial cybersecurity standards.
Application Instructions:
- Apply now and describe how your controls and instrumentation experience will help the team succeed.
Design, maintain, and improve control and instrumentation systems for manufacturing equipment. Work with production, maintenance, automation, and engineering teams, emphasizing safety and quality.
Responsibilities:
- Provide daily on-the-floor production support for engineering/automation or instrumentation & controls equipment issues/failures.
- Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and production to develop and implement equipment improvements (OEE, reliability engineering, safety, and/or process/quality improvements).
- Participate in continuous improvement projects to evaluate corrective, preventative, and predictive maintenance strategies.
- Develop technical documentation (e.g., e-pips, Change Control Requests, technical specifications, training documents) as directed.
- Mentor and support maintenance staff as required.
- Support engineering tech (ET) capability development via skills assessments and training.
Work Type:
- Site based; 100% on-site activities.
- 2nd shift, Monday through Friday.
Basic Qualifications (Required):
- Associate degree, technical certificate, or equivalent experience in controls, instrumentation, electrical, or related field.
- 3+ years hands-on experience with industrial control systems, including PLC programming.
- Experience with instrumentation, sensors, actuators, and control loop tuning.
- Experience supporting commissioning, start-up, or validation in a regulated environment.
- Experience using maintenance/enterprise systems (e.g., SAP) to document work and parts.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
- Technical expertise with P&ID nomenclature and instrumentation/electrical wiring diagrams.
- Proficient in SAP; knowledge of cGMPs/FDA-regulated environments.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Familiarity with industrial communication protocols; relevant software/tools and Windows/AD/network administration; industrial cybersecurity standards.
Application Instructions:
- Apply now and describe how your controls and instrumentation experience will help the team succeed.