Automation Engineer

at  Pfizer

Pfizer Singapore is recruiting permanent employees for manufacturing site expansion of PFIZER ASIA MANUFACTURING PTE LTD (PAMPL) in Singapore.
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 role in the management of manufacturing information systems to improve manufacturing success rates and ensuring zero down time.
As a 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 dedication that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

• Participate in Process Centric Teams (PCT) in supporting the development of production recipes and devising automation solutions that improve productivity, business operations and safety/quality standards.
• Troubleshoot Automation related issues in manufacturing operations. Participate in quality or safety investigations and implement automation solutions resulting from these investigations.
• Actively learn the process unit operations.
• Participate in periodic alarm review/analysis and work on solutions to reduce alarms under guidance of Senior Engineer.
• On Call Support for Operation team which includes after office-hours support on rotation basis.
• Responsible to raise Automation-related change controls in change management system
• Responsible to raise Automation-related incidents, events and QARs, and/or support cross functions in the investigation
• Participate in FAT / SAT tests as required
• Support in validating new Automation systems or any changes to existing systems.
• Provide support in Audit
• Author or update existing Automation SOPs and/or system design documentation as part of periodic review.
• Perform Preventive Maintenance of Automation systems as scheduled.
• Familiarity with identifying and addressing issues at recipe level and standard interfaces with Automation systems.
• Actively contribute to build and leverage on knowledge base within the automation team.
• Team player with proven performance records, creative thinking abilities, and excellent communication skills.
• Provide training related to Automation systems to relevant cross function departments
• Co-ordinate and work with PGE Automation team members to investigate and troubleshoot critical issues as required
• Customer-focused, positive attitude and a demonstrated passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
• Liaise with vendors for troubleshooting of fundamental application software/architecture level issues
• Participate and actively support Digital for PGS initiatives involving system integrations, data connectivity, validation methods and value based optimization of manufacturing via process control system

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical / Electrical / Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
• 1-3 years of experience in Process Automation, preferably in a batch manufacturing environmentExtensive knowledge and experience in process automation system, preferably in Emerson Delta V

Core Competencies:

• Technical Skills, Communication Skills, Good team player, Analytical Skills, Leadership,

Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
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