Sr. Plant Engineer

Use Your Power for Purpose

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.

What You Will Achieve

Responsible for providing technical and engineering expertise to maximize site HVAC/R equipment availability, reliability and reduce maintenance costs through system and process continuous improvement, i.e., LEAN principles and Continuous Improvement methodology. Develop and implement strategies and methods that improve preventive maintenance processes and procedures resulting in enhanced equipment performance. Technically support all aspects of maintenance operations while ensuring compliance with SOPs, cGMPs, safety procedures, quality standards, OSHA standards, other regulatory agency standards, good maintenance practices, and corporate initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes and equipment at the Sanford site including Solution Prep (Media & Buffer Prep), Fermentation/Cell Culture, Purification and Chemistry Suites including both traditional Stainless Steel and Single Use equipment.

A summary of responsibilities is as follows:

• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Validation, Automation, and other site teams to troubleshoot utility/equipment issues, support operations, and implement process improvements.
• Serve as the key liaison between Manufacturing and Utilities, providing technical support for corrective work, equipment upgrades, optimization, and reliability improvements.
• Lead/support capital projects, including equipment evaluation, justification, purchase, installation, facility integration, and replacement planning.
• Provide expertise in pharmaceutical clean room requirements and maintain accountability for site-wide HVAC/R infrastructure assets in partnership with the site HVAC SME, including work planning and forecasting.
• Evaluate equipment condition, performance, maintenance history, redundancy, and operational risk to determine repair, upgrade, or replacement strategies and incorporate needs into site Master and Capital Plans.
• Develop capital investment requirements that support asset reliability, site growth, business plans, and total cost of ownership.
• Provide technical expertise for preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM), including PM task development and revisions, RCM analysis, CMMS data analysis, equipment trend reviews, failure prevention, maintenance metrics, and process improvements.
• Ensure critical equipment is appropriately covered by PM/PdM programs and that maintenance programs are supported by procedures, training, and regulatory/company compliance.
• Apply engineering principles and structured problem-solving techniques to improve equipment, processes, reliability, and manufacturing support.
• Promote a strong safety culture and participate in site/corporate engineering, safety, conformance, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Support team development through cross-functional training, mentoring, development opportunities, and diversity initiatives.
• Stay current with changing business and site requirements, including capital budgeting, reliability strategies, site/network plans, and engineering standards.

Here Is What You Need (Minimum 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.
• Demonstrated time management skills, ability to work on multiple projects at a time
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) or the ability to obtain within 18 months of hire.
• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management elements, especially Change of Design and Quality Assurance/Mechanical Integrity.
• Demonstrated skills in using computer systems such as Microsoft Office Suite, reliability analysis software, and computerized maintenance management systems.
• Experience in Plant Utility systems design and layout (Steam/Condensate, WFI, Compressed Air Building Services, Plumbing and Fire Protection).

Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements):

• Mechanical/Chemical (or similar) Engineering experience.
• Experience and understanding of all applicable building, equipment, electrical and energy codes, i.e. ASHRAE, NEMA, ISA, ISPE, IEEE, UL, LEED, etc.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

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