General information
Company / Establishment
A long-established Specialty chemicals producer with a Platinum Ecovadis rating based in the North East of England, supplying over 400 customers via 2 manufacturing sites with its own R&D facilities
Our 4 key businesses are: Personal Care, Proprietary Reduced Environmental Impact products, Solvent Recovery, Custom Manufacturing to serve sectors including Cosmetics, Oil & Gas, Homecare, Animal Nutrition, Lubricants
What makes the difference?
- We are a top tier COMAH site where Health and Safety is at the core of how we operate, we pride ourselves on an excellent health and safety record and work hard to ensure the safety of all
- Our people are our biggest asset and we have long been a champion of the Better Health at Work programme having gained ‘maintaining excellence' rating for many years. This also extends to a strong ethos of support and opportunity for progression of our staff
Would you like to join an innovative group with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a culture of excellence?
The Seqens story began in 2003 in the Lyon, France area. Since then, the group has grown steadily to become a major global player in pharmaceutical solutions and specialty ingredients. We offer our customers contract manufacturing services and a broad portfolio of active ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates. Today, Seqens employs nearly 3,300 people across 3 continents and 9 countries. With 16 production sites and 9 R&D centers, we support over 1,500 customers worldwide
Reference
2024-1430
Position description
Job Family / Sub-family
Industrial - Engineering
Contract type
Permanent
Job title
Lead Instrumentation & Control Engineer M/F/D
Position Context:
Reporting to the Project & Engineering Manager
Main tasks :
- The selection, procurement, design, installation and commissioning of new instrumentation and DCS / PLC Systems on both new and existing Plants, including Safety Instrumented Systems, for mostly ‘Hazardous Area’ Plants.
- The planning and execution of modifications and upgrades to existing instrumentation and Control Systems, including the recommendation of upgrade strategies for DCS Systems.
- Assisting in the development of the annual capital and maintenance budgets, with due consideration to “Ageing Plant” issues.
- Supporting the Maintenance Manager to ensure the Middlesbrough and Billingham I&E equipment and Control Systems are maintained in compliance with company processes, EH&S standards, design standards, best practice and maintenance standards.
- Supervising DCS (Distributed Control System) related contractors performing agreed activities on both sites, ensuring all EH&S processes including Permit to Work, Method Statements, Risk Assessments, and Management of Change are followed.
- Provide Control Systems troubleshooting and technical support to the Maintenance and Engineering teams.
- Review and implement (via the Management of Change process) minor improvements to control and operational systems identified by Alarm Management Team, Plant Managers, E&I Compliance Team, etc.
- The development of Control Systems related maintenance procedures and operating practices.
- Delivering the awareness training for compliance with C&I standards and the operation of DCS Systems.
- Managing and leading SIS functional design reviews
At Seqens Custom Specialties, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to; race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability and religion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and join us in fostering a culture of respect, openness and inclusion.
Should you have any accessibility requirements that would facilitate your application process, please email careersuk@seqens.com
Required skills :
Required
Strong organisational, leadership and management skills
Excellent performance in project management
Good communication skills.
Fully conversant with Health and Safety issues, Codes of practice, national standards and COMAH Regulations relevant to Control & Instrumentation
Good understanding of strategic planning and turnaround activities.
Recognised Instrumentation qualification
Desired
Exposure to a chemical manufacturing environment
Good I.T. skills to utilise various department software systems
IEE Wiring Regulations (18th Edition) training
CompEx Foundation and/or Certification training
Functional Safety Engineer SIS certification
Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) training
Position location
Job location
United Kingdom, England, Middlesbrough
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