Automation Engineer (m/w/d)

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Lohmann Animal Health GmbH – a global leader specializing in the production of poultry vaccines – has been part of Elanco since 2014.

With our innovative products and services, we strive to take responsibility for the community and enrich the lives of both people and animals.

Our vaccines are exported to more than 70 countries worldwide.

With more than 180 employees and a long-standing company history, Lohmann Animal Health GmbH offers an exciting, international, and impactful working environment.

We are seeking a dedicated Automation Engineer – Operations to take ownership of the stable operation of our Operational Technology (OT) systems in daily plant use.

In this critical role, you will focus on system availability, rapid troubleshooting, robust backup management, maintenance execution, and the safe implementation of operational changes.

You will act as the vital bridge between our technology infrastructure and shop-floor production, ensuring our vaccine manufacturing processes run smoothly, securely, and in full compliance with regulatory standards.

Primary Responsibilities



* System Troubleshooting & Uptime: Rapidly diagnose and troubleshoot OT system issues affecting production to minimize downtime and ensure continuous manufacturing operations.


* System Maintenance: Maintain Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) systems in their fully qualified and usable state.


* Data Security & Continuity: Execute and monitor critical system backups, restores, and disaster recovery routines to ensure data integrity and operational continuity.


* OT Compliance & Security: Implement approved software patches, updates, and operational changes in strict accordance with site OT security policies and procedures.


* Quality & Compliance Support: Actively support deviation investigations, root cause analyses, and ensure meticulous change documentation within our GMP-regulated environment.


* Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as the primary day-to-day OT interface and technical resource for the production a...