Automation Specialist (12 hr. Shift) at Pfizer in Rocky Mount, North Carolina

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 role in the management of manufacturing information systems to improve manufacturing success rates and ensuring zero down time. As an Automation Specialist 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.
• Demonstrate good planning, organizing, time management and team participation skills.
• Responsible for routine and preventive maintenance work to ensure all the equipment and systems work safely, efficiently, and reliably.
• Generate and develop standard operating procedures and job aids to support systems and equipment.
• Analyze operational process problems and recommend appropriate corrective and preventative actions.
• Manage change control authoring, actions, and execution.
• Modify simple to moderately complex control logic that requires a degree of scientific and/or manufacturing process expertise.
• Modify and install electrical and control systems to correct issues, enhance performance, and complete corrective activities.
• Know general shop safety practices, including handling and storage of potentially dangerous equipment.
• Coordinate activities with production personnel to minimize downtime.
• Use electrical testing equipment including multi-meters, clamp-on current meters, meggers etc. in a safe manner to troubleshoot issues.
• Read and follow equipment schematics, logic diagrams and engineering drawings.

 

Qualifications

 

Must-Have

 

• Applicant must have a high school diploma or GED with 4+ years of relevant experience; OR an Associate's degree with 2+ years of experience; OR a Bachelor's degree with 0+ years of experience.
• Familiar with industrial control systems such as DCS, PLCs, SCADAs, computerized systems, Historians, and/or SQL Server.
• 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
• 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

 

• 12-hour 2-2-3 shift - 7am - 7pm shift
• Ability to work extended hours, holidays and/or weekends as needed.
• Availability to support operations during non-working hours

 

Other Job Details

 

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

 

The salary for this position ranges from $30.77 to $51.28 per hour. In addition, this position offers eligibility for overtime, weekend, holiday and other pay premiums depending on the work schedule and the Company's policies. 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 applies only to the United States - North Carolina - Rocky Mount location.

 

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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