Manager Utility Maintenance Engineer

Pfizer • Kalamazoo, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is crucial to ensuring customers and patients receive the medicines they need, precisely when they need them. By collaborating with our forward-thinking engineering team, you'll play a key role in accelerating the delivery of medicines to the world. Your innovative ideas and proactive actions will help us imagine new possibilities and bring them to life, making a significant impact on global health. Your dedication and focus will be crucial in enabling Pfizer to reach new milestones and support patients worldwide. The Maintenance Engineer (ME) functions as part of an integrated team to provide Maintenance and Engineering support to on-going Drug Product (DP) operation areas of the Kalamazoo, MI plant. This position works directly with the area Maintenance Team Leader and is integrated with the team of craftsmen and enablers who support that same operating area of responsibility. General responsibilities are to provide the technical program leadership and implementation activities to maximize the maintenance-related uptime and operating efficiencies of equipment and facility assets. The ME is also responsible for optimizing Preventative Maintenance (PM) strategies and for updating the associated planning and tracking systems. This position interacts extensively with the Operations Area in a business partner arrangement to achieve mutual production and uptime goals. The Maintenance Engineer also functions as an integral team member and Subject Matter Expert to support Master Planning & Capital Project upgrades in the area of responsibility.

Requirements

• BA/BS with at least 4 years of experience or MBA/MS with at least 2 years of experience or PhD/JD with any years of experience or associate's degree with at least 8 years of experience or high school diploma (or equivalent) with at least 10 years of relevant experience.
• Strong maintenance and/or utilities background, with demonstrated experience in troubleshooting, optimizing and strategic planning and design.
• Demonstrated time management skills, ability to work on multiple projects at a time
• Working knowledge of Engineering Document Management Systems
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with stakeholders, plant partners, engineers, and maintenance persons
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and build teams across functions and levels in the organization
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make decisions in complex situations
• Proficiency in using maintenance management software and tools

Nice To Haves

• Relevant pharmaceutical experience
• Experience with regulatory compliance and quality standards in a pharmaceutical environment
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance

Responsibilities

• Works closely with maintenance team, operations and Reliability Engineering to target maintainability issues, lower maintenance costs, and implement improvements.
• Establishes the initial Preventive Maintenance / Calibration activities for equipment / instruments that are in accordance with the guidelines and specifications for that particular equipment / instrument class.
• Extends, deactivates, and/or updates PM and Calibration activities through utilization of the PM / Calibration Optimization and Rationalization Program processes.
• Selects the initial Maintenance Strategy for new equipment and provides updates to keep the strategy current.
• Implements equipment reliability plans by ensuring job plans and tasks are established (Preventative Maintenance (PM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), Calibrations, etc.).
• Updates equipment reliability plans based upon Root Cause Failure Analysis results to further reduce the number of failures and minimize the effects of failures that do occur.
• Performs root cause failure analysis of equipment deficiencies, develops, changes, and/or initiates maintenance activities such as PM, Condition Based Monitoring (CBM), lubrication programs, calibration, training, and spare parts strategies to improve performance and equipment availability.
• Based on investigation results, develops design modification projects to improve performance and initiates work orders or capital projects to complete.
• Provides input and oversight to equipment engineering standards.
• Provide maintenance engineering input to Capital Project Engineering through equipment selection review, PM / Calibration activity development, spare parts needs, and training requirements.
• Develops and implements plant safety improvements in their area of responsibility

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
• additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
• paid vacation
• holiday and personal days
• paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree