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Automation Engineer

Pfizer
Rocky Mount, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Nov 2024
💰 $107,600/yr($64,600/yr$107,600/yr)

About the role

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 an Automation Engineer 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.
  • Provide 24x7x365 support of our automation systems and perform automation activities for capital and non-capital projects.
  • Modify simple to moderately complex control logic that requires a degree of scientific and/or manufacturing process expertise.
  • Clearly communicate progress and issues to peers.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Applicant must have a High School Diploma (or Equivalent) and 6 years of relevant experience OR an associates degree with 4 years of experience OR a bachelors degree with 0+years of experience.
  • Knowledge of Computerized Systems, Compliance regulations and standards
  • Familiar with industrial control systems such as DCS, PLCs, SCADA systems, Historians, or SQL Server.
  • Experience in project management to timelines and budgets
  • Experience in troubleshooting issues to root cause and recommending and implementing effective corrective actions.
  • Teamwork spirit, good communication skills and training abilities
  • Excellent interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills {written and oral}

Nice-to-Have

  • Relevant pharmaceutical experience
  • Understanding of programming, and proficiency in at least one language
  • Understanding of network infrastructure, windows servers, and virtualization
  • Experience with writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design documents

  


 

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Able to stand for extended hours for test runs
Able to climb ladders/steps
Able to lift items of 25lbs
Candidate will require general gowning training and execute responsibilities
according to area specific procedures.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Schedule is 1st shift, Monday - Friday. Ability to work extended hours, holidays and/or weekends as needed.
Flexibility with work schedule onsite (majority)/ offsite (remote)
Availability to support operations during non-working hours


Work Location Assignment: On Premise

OTHER JOB DETAILS

  • Last Date to Apply for Job: AUGUST 24, 2024
  • Referral Bonus Eligibility: YES
  • Eligible for Relocation Package: NO

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $64,600.00 to $107,600.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 7.5% 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, ho

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