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Journeyman Process Instrument and Controls Technician - Military Veterans

at Pfizer, Inc.

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.

You are recognized as a subject matter expert with specialized knowledge and skills in procedures, techniques, tools, materials and equipment. You will be entrusted with adapting standard methods and procedures by applying your knowledge, prior work experience and requirements. Your business awareness of cross-organizational impact on project delivery will elevate the quality of project deliverables. You will arrive at decisions on which methods and procedures are the best fit for different work situations.

You will train others and reinforce behaviors that will help us achieve our goal of providing the best healthcare to our patients.

How You Will Achieve It

  • Perform maintenance, changeovers, adjustments and repair of production and process equipment, the general facility, and utility equipment.
  • Participate in multicraft work activities as required.
  • Responsible for priority assessment and decision making as it relates to troubleshooting, diagnostics, and a proactive maintenance of systems and mechanical equipment in a cost-effective manner.
  • Participate in safety training programs and utilize tools, equipment etc. in a safe manner as per plant safety procedures.
  • Read and follow equipment schematics, logic diagrams and engineering drawings.
  • Use electrical testing equipment, including multimeters, clamp-on current meters, meggers etc. in a safe manner.
  • Make recommendations regarding improved machine performance.
  • Follow all SOP and (Current) Good Manufacturing Practices (part of GxP) requirements.
  • Provide customer training in the implementation of those systems in compliance with company standards and procedures, and government regulations (SOPs, GMPs, GLPs, PSM, etc.).
  • Responsible for providing input to performance assessment on team members.
  • Manage own time, professional development and accountable for own results.
  • Prioritize own workflow and may lead and allocate work of others and assist in establishing their priorities.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • 6+ years of experience
  • Certification in assigned area, if applicable
  • Demonstrated aptitude in basic mechanical, electrical and instrumentation skills and problem-solving techniques
  • Knowledge of industry practices and standards
  • Knowledge of basic mathematics
  • Knowledge of the general trades, that is, construction, electrical, machine shop
  • Well-developed time management and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills and strong work ethic

Nice-to-Have

  • Working knowledge of Pharma Utility systems and operations

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Routinely exposed to hazardous materials, heights, temperature extremes, equipment in motion, noisy, dusty and dirty conditions, stooping, bending and heavy lifting. The proper use of the correct Personal Protective Equipment for each task as well as compliance with all applicable safety Standard Operating Procedures is a must

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS 

  • Relocation support available
  • Work Location Assignment: On Premise


Kalamazoo, MI

Salary Range
$26 to $44
Pfizer, Inc.

Good health is vital to all of us, and finding sustainable solutions to the most pressing health care challenges of our world cannot wait. That's why we at Pfizer are committed to applying science and our global resources to improve health and well-being at every stage of life. We strive to provide access to safe, effective and affordable medicines and related health care services to the people who need them.

We have a leading portfolio of products and medicines that support wellness and prevention, as well as treatment and cures for diseases across a broad range of therapeutic areas; and we have an industry-leading pipeline of promising new products that have the potential to challenge some of the most feared diseases of our time, like Alzheimer's disease and cancer.

To ensure we can continue to deliver on our commitments to the patients, customers and shareholders who rely on us, we are focused on improving the way we do business; on operating with transparency in everything we do; and on listening to the views of all of the people involved in health care decisions. Through working in partnership with everyone from patients to health care providers and managed care organizations to world governments and non-governmental organizations, our goal is to ensure that people everywhere have access to innovative treatments and quality health care.

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