U-05 Maintenance Electrical Technician

Pfizer, S.A. de C.V; Rochester (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be pivotal in ensuring the reliability of critical manufacturing systems, focusing on electrical distribution and utility systems. Your expertise will help maintain compliance with safety and quality standards while enhancing system performance. This position offers the chance to work in a collaborative environment, where your contributions directly impact the efficiency of operations and ultimately improve patient care. If you are a proactive problem-solver with a passion for engineering, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

401(k) plan with matching contributions

Paid vacation and personal days

Health benefits including dental and vision

Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Paid caregiver/parental leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in electrical and instrumentation skills.
• Licensed electrician with knowledge of industry practices and standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance and reliability engineering activities for utilities systems.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on electrical systems.

Skills

Electrical Skills

Instrumentation Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Time Management

Communication Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Licensed Electrician

Associates Degree in Electronics Technology

Tools

Electrical Testing Equipment

CMMS System

Pneumatic and Electric HVAC Controls

Job description

We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.

To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.

Pfizer Global Supply proudly shoulders the responsibility of manufacturing and distributing our wide-ranging pharmaceutical products.

Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.

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.

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

1. Perform preventive and predictive maintenance Automation, Manufacturing, Packaging/Inspection, and Utility systems.
2. Responsible for troubleshooting, diagnostics, repair and adjustments of Automation, Manufacturing, Packaging/Inspection, and Utility systems.
3. Participate in safety training programs.
4. Read and follow equipment schematics, logic diagrams and engineering drawings.
5. Use electrical testing equipment/tools (including multimeters, clamp-on current meters, meggers etc.) in a safe manner.
6. Make recommendations regarding improved system performance.
7. Follow all SOP and (Current) Good Manufacturing Practices (part of GxP) requirements.

ROLE SUMMARY

This position maintains and repairs all Automation, Manufacturing, Packaging, Inspection, and Utility systems/equipment with a focus on the maintenance and repair of the electrical distribution system and associated equipment to ensure operation as specified and in compliance with cGMP requirements and the Occupational Health and Safety Act and OSHA standards.

Responsible for troubleshooting, diagnostics, disassembly, assembly, repair, identifying and replacing parts and a proactive maintenance of systems and electrical equipment in a cost-effective manner.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Preventive Maintenance Responsibilities:

1. Performs Preventive and Predictive Maintenance of electrical and controls systems, following the established guidelines for the CMMS system, operational procedures, site and Manufacturer recommended maintenance practices.
2. Reports opportunities identified during Preventive Maintenance execution.
3. Review and provides recommendations for Preventive Maintenance task improvements.
4. Follow the weekly maintenance plan and alerts when there might be a risk of not complying with the schedule.
5. Generates Maintenance work order to report and coordinate repairs for tasks out of the scope of the Preventive Maintenance.
6. Installs, repairs, inspects, tests, replaces and maintains electrical distribution systems/components (breakers, fuses, etc.), electrical equipment, lighting, motor, pump, VFDs, UPS, control panel, etc.

Equipment Troubleshooting Responsibilities:

1. Installs, inspects, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains electrical controls, equipment and systems of all Automation, Manufacturing, Packaging, Utilities equipment.
2. Utilizes various instruments and tools to detect, troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment or systems.
3. Installs, troubleshoots, maintains and repairs pneumatic and electric HVAC controls.
4. Perform preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
5. Required to read and understand drawings and P & IDs utilizing this knowledge for the installation / repair of new and existing equipment.
6. Develop solutions to routine problems following established Pfizer policies and procedures.
7. Utilizes tools, equipment, ladders, lifts, etc., in a safe manner per plant safety procedures. Maintains a clean and safe job-site at all times. Participates in safety training programs.
8. Responds to electrical power interruptions.
9. Replaces lamps and ballasts in light fixtures.
10. Maintains indoor, outdoor and roof lighting.
11. Installs, inspects, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains electrical control systems.

Projects Responsibilities:

1. Provides support for Capital projects which includes but not limited to Installation, commissioning, qualification, inspection, drawing verification, measurements and/or functional testing.

Documentation Responsibilities:

1. Completes documentation required for maintenance work and logbooks.

Training, SOP’s and GMP Responsibilities:

1. Reads and follows SOPs, Job Aids, PMs, work orders and other required documents and procedures.
2. Must be able to complete sterile garb training and work aseptically in manufacturing areas.
3. Complete trainings in PLS and assists in training of new colleagues as required.
4. Recommends changes to Maintenance tasks and/or SOP’s.

EHS Responsibilities:

1. Follows EHS procedures, recommended practices, job safety analysis and safe work permit.
2. Report any abnormal situation that can impact environment, health and or safety of the colleague.

Communication Responsibilities:

1. Maintain an open and effective channel of communication with direct supervisor, operational areas and functional areas.

General / Other Responsibilities:

1. Assists other trades when necessary and or perform other duties as instructed.
2. Ability to learn how to operate Power trucks / Power lift and elevated platforms.
3. Housekeeping – Responsible for keeping assigned areas, as well as general areas clean and organized.
4. Attend meetings as requested.
5. May perform any other Engineering or Maintenance duty as requested by management.

Qualifications

Must-Have

1. Applicant must have a high school diploma and/or general education degree (GED).
2. Licensed electrician from the State of Michigan (i.e. Journeyman or higher).
3. 5+ years of experience.
4. Demonstrated aptitude in electrical and instrumentation skills.
5. Knowledge of industry practices and standards.
6. Knowledge of basic mathematics.
7. Well-developed time management and problem-solving skills.
8. Excellent communication skills and strong work ethic.

Nice-to-Have

1. Associates degree or Technical Trade School diploma in Electronics technology, Computer science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
2. OEM trained and certified in industrial electrical systems (NFPA-70E).
3. GMP Maintenance experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

This position is in a Penicillin Facility. The candidate must NOT be allergic to Penicillin.

Work environment may include:

• Manufacturing (APA), Packaging, Laboratory, Warehouses, Mechanical rooms/areas.
• Confined spaces, rooftops and catwalks.
• Outdoor temperatures and humidity.

This position requires the ability to:

• Perform mathematical calculations for design and troubleshooting.
• Think critically to solve problems and be detail-oriented.
• Make precisely coordinated movements.
• Lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Work at heights on ladders.
• Lift up to 40 lbs.

It also requires the use of PPE (including but not limited to: eye protection, hearing protection, “Arc Flash” protection and foot safety wear).

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Although this is primarily a 1st shift position, with a schedule from 7:00am to 3:30pm (Monday through Friday) with overtime required as needed. The candidate will be required to work off-shift and weekends to support production schedule as needed.

This is a Collective Bargaining Agreement (Union) position.

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 as need arises when equipment is unexpectedly down.

Must be able to complete sterile garb training and work aseptically in manufacturing areas.

Work Location Assignment: On Premise.

The salary for this position ranges from $0.00 to $0.00 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.

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 - Michigan - Rochester location.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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.