Snr Automation

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 will help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what’s possible and taking action.

What You Will Achieve- Lead, direct and coach a team of Automation and Digital Technology (ADT) Engineers who provide day-to-day operational support, optimisation, troubleshooting maintenance and new developments for the site automation, manufacturing execution and digital systems supporting eManufacturing.- Staying abreast with the current trends and available technologies related to process automation/digital systems-
- Keeping all the systems secure, supported and functional and adding value to the business.- The ability to motivate colleagues within the other functions, promote teamwork and communicate clearly is critical to the success of this role.- Actively encourage the involvement and collaboration of ADT team with process and operations team to deliver fundamental value proposition.- Deploy and use the IMEx “way of working” for day to day operations, problem solving, escalations and continuous improvements.

How You Will Achieve It
- Lead, direct and coach the team, including training, developing and communicating objectives, priorities, development plans and conducting performance reviews.
- Drive implementation of Technology strategy for eManufacturing for the site
- Drive continuous improvement of process control systems- Provide automation support to Process Centric Teams (PCT)- Engage and inspire their teams on performance expectations and coach the team to meet those expectations using Coaching Skill principles.- Focus on Safety and GMP Compliance as operational priorities and as performance measures that should be included in metrics.- Know the processes and procedures, including the principles and practices of good data management (ALCOA), and be able to guide, advise and coach their teams.- Be accountable for the Good Data Management and Data integrity understanding and performance of their team.- Effectively monitor the actions of their team. Ensure an active daily presence in the GMP work area to observe the work activity and practices within their role responsibilities.
- Note: any compliance deviations noted must be investigated in accordance with QAC-PRO-0000337 Deviations and Event Procedure.- Be available to their direct reports for real time escalations of any concerns or support needs- Be observant, investigate and report actions or behaviors that may negatively impact the desired outcome of the GMP process or activity.- Lead and support continuous improvement efforts, where applicable- Be a role model to support positive compliance culture.- Review the content of all Leader Led Conversation and, on annual basis, conduct two “Leader Led Conversations” with their teams aimed at fostering a culture that supports compliance with procedures, including good data management.- Be vigilant for potential actions or behaviours that could result in breaches of GMP compliance or Data Integrity Principles.- Use best practices from IMEX standards (such as visual management,leaders standard work) for work planning and tracking.-
- Ensure that the ADT procedures are in compliance with regulatory and Pfizer Quality Standards.- Maintain all the automation and digital systems in validated state.- Ensure appropriate use and optimization of workflows related to automation processes.- Develop and manage ADT section budgets including contract maintenance expense and capital- Liaise with Business Technology team for co-ordinating and implementing relevant automation solutions- Manage small to medium projects using both internal and external (contract) resources for the enhancement or expansion of all the systems- Investigate and implement the appropriate use of new process control technologies.- Manage the Business continuity and disaster recovery plan of automation systems.- Play an active and impactful role to deliver flawless execution for the ADT team by updating performance against metrics, highlighting & resolving issues, with appropriate escalations- Work with the ADT team to identify and drive improvement as per the continuous improvement (CI) goals

Accountable for:

- System Up-time
- Number of Alarms and Events
- SOP and PM compliance
- Colleague development

Organisational Relationships
- Work closely with the Process Managers, Technical Services Manager, Operations Manager, Engineering Managers and Quality Assurance Manager.
- Interact with Pfizer Global Engineering (PGE) Automation support and Automation Managers from other sites to share and adopt best practices and participate as an active member for global initiatives.
- Interact with Emerson and other digital ser