Automation Technician 80-100%, Visp

Switzerland, Visp

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, ensuring a smooth transition to our welcoming community in Visp.

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work wewant to be part of.

Join our dedicated team at Lonza in Visp and become part of a group of hardworking professionals at the forefront of life sciences. As an Electrical Instrumentation&Control Technician (m/f/d), you will play a key role in delivering groundbreaking solutions in Visp, Switzerland. This role offers the chance to work in a world-class environment where your contributions will have a lasting impact on the future of medicine.

What You’ll Get

An agile career and dynamic working culture

An inclusive and ethical workplace

Compensation programs that recognize high performance

Along with competitive salaries, you’ll find a wide range of lifestyle, family and leisure benefits available.

Key responsibilities

Planning and performing maintenance and calibration activities for electrical, measurement, and control systems (EMR equipment)

Executing preventive and corrective maintenance according to internal schedules, SOPs, and regulatory requirements

Troubleshooting and resolving equipment malfunctions, including sensors, transmitters, control loops, and automation interfaces

Documenting all maintenance and calibration work in the appropriate systems (e.g., CMMS, calibration software)

Ensuring compliance with GMP, GAMP, safety regulations, and internal quality standards

Supporting production operations by ensuring high availability and reliability of EMR equipment

Collaborating with engineering, automation, and production teams to improve equipment performance and reliability

Participating in equipment qualification and validation activities, including FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ

Identifying improvement opportunities in maintenance processes, calibration intervals, and equipment lifecycle management

Ensuring spare parts availability and maintaining inventory for EMR-related components

Supporting audits and inspections by providing documentation and technical explanations when required

Key requirements

Equivalent experience in Electrical or System Engineering or a related field, including University Degree or equivalent experience, or vocational education (EFZ, FH, HF, BSc.)

Proven experience in the operation and maintenance of pharmaceutical plants or the biotech industry

Proficiency in SAP, COMOS (Plant Engineering Software), DeltaV (Process Control System), and MES Syncade (Manufacturing Execution System) is highly desirable

Proficient in English and/or German to competently communicate in our diverse, collaborative environment

Familiarity with GMP standards and protocols to ensure compliance in a regulated manufacturing setting

A self-reliant, trustworthy, and effective working approach that ensures successful completion of tasks and projects

Reference: R75504

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