Why Patients Need You
Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizer’s mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them.
What You Will Achieve
The Ringaskiddy Clinical Manufacturing Facility (RCMF) is a new building on the Ringaskiddy API site and will be a multi-product clinical API manufacturing facility enabled for both batch and continuous manufacturing via our FAST platforms. The facility design is focused on combining existing capabilities from our clinical workflows with the very best advances in technology and architecture to build a truly contemporary API clinical facility, which will support the needs of our new products small molecule portfolio into the future. The RCMF is part of Chemical Research and Development (CRD) and will scale up new clinical products developed in our CRD laboratories at our research sites and will tech transfer successful candidates from the RCMF to our commercial manufacturing plants.
The Facilities Technologist will be a member of a dynamic, highly competent, engaged team of colleagues responsible for delivering a fully operational facility with excellent performance across the fundamentals of safety, quality, supply and cost.
The Facilities Technologist will be responsible for the day to day permitting activities within the facility and for the upkeep of equipment, facilities, services and utilities by leveraging key resources across the facility. They will be committed to continuous improvement, technical up-skilling and personal development in a performance-driven environment.
As a Senior Associate, 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 focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.
How You Will Achieve It
1. Primary permit issuer in the RCMF with specific focus on the interface between Engineering/Maintenance and Operations to ensure that all work is carried out safely and in compliance with Pfizer standards and SOPs.
2. Issuance of permits using our Electronic Permit to Work system.
3. Coordination and planning of walk downs with SMEs and vendors in preparation for permit issuance.
4. Ensuring that housekeeping standards are maintained by permit recipients at all times.
5. Creation and tracking of work orders through the EAMs system.
6. Liaise with engineering, planning and scheduling to support & co-ordinate PMs, Cals, routine and reactive work orders.
7. Responsibility for the operation, upkeep and maintenance of utilities by liaising with Plant Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, Crafts and Operations.
8. Leading and supporting investigations and resolution of issues that may occur on plant.
9. Management of the permitting office, ongoing review and audit of returned permits.
10. RCMF point of contact for the co-ordination of shutdown activities.
11. Completion of personal training in compliance with site procedures and using facility equipment commissioning and qualification activities as part of a comprehensive learning and development program.
12. Providing training and support to new staff members of the RCMF team to ensure that learning objectives are met.
13. Readiness for and participation in routine safety inspections, regulatory inspections and audits.
14. Coordination of process equipment mechanical and electrical preps.
15. Fire warden, Fire Life Safety equipment SME, and local emergency response coordination.
16. Maintenance of RCMF workshop storage area, spares and consumables stocking and 5S coordination.
17. Contribute to the completion of complex projects, manage own time to meet agreed targets and develop plans for work activities on own projects within a team.
18. Partner with Environment, Health & Safety (local applications) to build processes, tools, and mindsets that ensure a zero injury workplace.
19. Partner with Safety, Quality, Technology and Operations personnel to investigate facility incidents.
20. Develop, monitor and maintain asset care and standard work programs.
21. Continually challenge technical solutions to ensure solutions are innovative and that they reflect industry best practice.
22. Provide direct feedback to colleagues about their performance.
23. Additionalareas of responsibility as the business requires.
Qualifications
Must-Have
24. Level 7 or higher (NFQ framework) qualification.
25. 3+ years of relevant experience.
26. Excellent technical, problem-solving and communication skills.
27. Demonstrated ability to work on own initiative and proactively respond to business needs.
28. Focus on flawless execution and flexibility to get the job done.
29. Comfortable as part of a highly competent and self-motivated team, and will have the ability to deal with the challenges that a new start-up and cutting edge facility may present.
30. Self-motivated and demonstrated an ability to deliver results in a team environment.
31. Excellent interpersonal skills, team orientation and attention to detail.
Nice-to-Have
32. Demonstrated experience working in cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) manufacturing environment is essential.
33. Demonstrated change agility, team capability building, Training and Development experience.
34. Leadership skills.
35. Demonstrated evidence of high performance in a continuous improvement-oriented work environment.
36. Demonstrated ability to lead, challenge and positively influence in an interactive team environment.
37. Clinical manufacturing / facility maintenance experience.
Closing Date:25th July 2024
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Additional Information
38. In order to be considered for this position in Ireland you need to be legally eligible to work in Ireland.
39. Please note there is no relocation support available for this position
How to apply
40. Make a difference today, all suitable candidates should apply with CV below. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Purpose
Breakthroughs that change patients' lives ... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
Digital Transformation Strategy
One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
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