Operational Technology Engineer

Company: Randstad Delivery
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Location: Devon
Job Description:

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

  • Conducting OT asset inventory discovery management

  • Carrying out asset risk assessments

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

  • Implementing protocol to ensure accurate OT device recognition and management

  • Leading cyber risk awareness and security policy training

  • Promoting the protection of data integrity and security at all times

  • Completing third party vendor risk assessments and critical patch implementation

  • Diagnosing root causes of system failures and defining corrective actions

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

  • Working with wider business teams to ensure correct usage of systems

Essential requirements:

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

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

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

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

  • Demonstrable experience of Enterprise IT systems, networking protocols and hardware

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

  • Previous success with software and control systems in a relative environment

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

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

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

Benefits:

  • Advice and editing on your current CV

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

  • Significant room for growth, development and career progression

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

  • Paid annual leave

  • Exclusive online services including restaurant and retail discounts

  • 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.

Posted: April 3rd, 2025