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Pfizer Senior Automation Engineer (Manufacturing) in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Why Patients Need You

Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is vital to making sure customers and patients have the medicines they need, when they need them. Working with our innovative engineering team, you'll help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what's possible and taking action.

What You Will Achieve

Working with Pfizer's dynamic engineering team, you will play a critical role in the management of manufacturing information systems to improve manufacturing success rates and ensuring zero down time.

As a Senior Associate, your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the team. Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing critical deliverables. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will facilitate in explaining difficult issues and establishing consensus between teams.

It is your hard work and dedication that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

  • Contribute to the completion of projects, manage own time on agreed targets, develop plans for own projects and leads small project teams.

  • Monitor, generate and complete the periodic review, validation master plan for the automation engineering program.

  • Demonstrate good planning, organizing, time management and team participation skills.

  • Responsible for routine and preventive maintenance work, ensure all the equipment and facilities work safely, efficiently and reliably.

  • Generate and develop standard operating procedures and system support.

  • Analyze operational process problems and recommend appropriate corrective and preventative actions.

  • Manage change control authoring and execution.

  • Participate in the site and network wide teams to provide cybersecurity alignment and direction.

  • Provide 24x7x365 support of our automation systems and perform automation activities for capital and non-capital projects.

  • Modify moderately complex to highly complex control logic that requires a degree of scientific and/or manufacturing process expertise.

  • Mentor and guide junior staff and serve as a technical trainer, whenever necessary.

  • Clearly communicate progress and issues to peers, customers, and project managers.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Applicant must have a High School Diploma (or Equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience.

  • OR an Associate's degree with 6 years of experience.

  • OR a Bachelor's with at least 3 years of experience.

  • OR Master's with more than 1 year of experience.

  • 3+ years of demonstrated experience in Automation Engineering.

  • Experience with writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design documents.

  • Experience on Automation Compliance projects.

  • Familiar with process controls equipment.

  • Strong knowledge of Computerized Systems, Compliance regulations and standards.

  • Understanding of programming, and proficiency in at least one language.

  • Teamwork spirit, good communication skills and training abilities.

  • Ability to learn new technologies and adapt to change.

Nice-to-Have

  • Relevant pharmaceutical manufacturing experience

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

  • light lifting, sitting, standing, walking, bending.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

  • Travel less than 10% (typically training or equipment acceptance testing)

Work Location Assignment:On Premise

Other Job Details:

  • Last Date to Apply for Job: May 3, 2024

  • Eligible for Relocation Package

  • Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $78,000.00 to $130,000.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 10.0% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site - U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Sunshine Act

Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.

EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

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