Reliability Engineer

Pfizer Inc.

McPherson, KS

Job posting number: #7230223 (Ref:pf-4908235)

Posted: March 20, 2024

Job Description

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 part in managing the maintenance and reliability engineering activities involving the redesign, maintenance, and repair of utilities systems, buildings, and production/non-production equipment.

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

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

How You Will Achieve It.

  • Contribute to completion of projects, manage own time to meet agreed targets, develop plans for short-term work activities on own projects.

  • Provide engineering support to develop scope of work, project execution plans, and associated engineering studies for equipment and component installation, modification etc.

  • Provide necessary operational support as needed.

  • Review preventive and corrective work order activities and provide equipment maintenance history review.

  • Manage technical writing and document review.

  • Ensure calibration compliance with (Current) Good Manufacturing Practices (part of GxP) contemporary technologies and best aseptic practices.

  • Participate in equipment/system-based Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations and update equipment reliability plans.

  • Partner with Production and Quality Team Leads on troubleshooting and scheduling.

  • Promote safety within the workplace by following site safety procedures and perform proactive safety assessments, foster a safe work culture.

  • Actively participate in site & corporate initiatives such as Communities of Practice, Limited Duration Teams.

  • Facilitate and participate in the investigation teams created to determine root cause of exemption reports, QARs and laboratory investigation reports. Serve as a liaison between quality, Operations and regulatory/Compliance to facilitate timely closure of investigations.

Qualifications.

Must-Have

  • Applicant must have a HS Diploma (or Equivalent) and 8 years of
    relevant experience OR an associates degree with 6 years of
    experience OR a bachelors with at least 3 years of experience OR
    Masters with more than 1 year of experience.

Nice-to-Have

  • Experience with maintenance best practices (TPM, RBN, CBN)

  • Relevant pharmaceutical experience

  
 

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear; and lift up to 25 lbs.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

  • Collects and researches data; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; approaches problems objectively and systematically; draws accurate conclusions from complex information.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

  • Job will require supporting the production schedule which includes certain level of availability on long days, weekends or alternative shifts.

  • At different times of the year, this position will work long hours for scheduled manufacturing shutdown periods and throughout the year may be required to work late with little notice as need arises when equipment is unexpectedly down.  

  • Limited travel may be required.


Relocation support available

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

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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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.


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