Senior Automation Engineer (Manufacturing)

Pfizer Senior Automation Engineer (Manufacturing) Kalamazoo, Michigan Apply Now

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.

Make sure to apply with all the requested information, as laid out in the job overview below.

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 downtime.

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

• Provide 24x7x365 support of our automation systems and perform automation activities for capital and non-capital projects.
• Execute projects based on agreed upon deadlines and equipment availability.
• Develop plans for project completion and lead small project teams.
• Demonstrate good planning, organizing, time management, and team participation skills.
• Perform routine and preventive automation maintenance work and ensure equipment and facilities work safely, efficiently and reliably.
• Generate and develop standard operating procedures and system support documentation.
• Analyze operational process problems and recommend appropriate corrective and preventative actions.
• Manage change control authoring and execution.
• Participate in site and network teams to provide automation alignment and direction.
• 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 roadblocks to customers and peers.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• High School Diploma (or Equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience.
• OR an Associate's degree with 6 years of relevant experience.
• OR a Bachelor's with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• OR Master's with more than 1 year of relevant experience.
• Experience with writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design documents.
• Basic knowledge of network technology (IP / TCP, Ethernet).
• Strong knowledge of programming and troubleshooting process controls equipment. (Rockwell, Siemens, Wonderware, OSI PI)
• Strong knowledge of computerized Systems, compliance regulations, and standards.
• Teamwork spirit, good communication skills, and training abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills. (written and oral)

Nice-to-Have

• Relevant pharmaceutical experience.
• Knowledge of VMware and virtualization.
• Database / Historian knowledge. (SQL, OSI-PI)
• Experience with batch management systems.
• Experience with MES. (FactoryTalk PharmaSuite, etc.)
• Understanding of programming, and proficiency in at least one language.

OTHER JOB DETAILS

Last Date to Apply for Job : 10 / 15 / 24

Work Location Assignment : Onsite

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.

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.

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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