Engineering Operations Manager

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 when they need them. By collaborating with our forward-thinking engineering team, you'll contribute to delivering medicines to the world more swiftly by envisioning new possibilities and taking decisive action. Your technical and leadership skills will be crucial in ensuring our plants, utility systems, buildings, and equipment are operational. Pfizer depends on you for the maintenance, redesign, and repair of utilities in our facilities and fabrication shop (back shop), including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, air conditioning, heating, painting, and general upkeep. You will be responsible for taking preventive and corrective actions, setting priorities, forecasting, and allocating resources for maintenance tasks. Your dedication and focus will enable Pfizer to reach new milestones and support patients worldwide.

What You Will Achieve

In this role, you will:

• Lead and manage people, technology, and financial resources within the department in compliance with cGMPs, SOPs, and all federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations.

• Actively share knowledge and identify potential improvements in processes or products, taking risks to develop innovative ideas.

• Solve moderately complex problems within your expertise and assist with issues outside the department.

• Oversee operational activities to support the department's short-term goals and manage multiple projects involving cross-functional representatives.

• Recognize development needs in others, collaborate to create development plans, and manage the performance of direct reports through goal setting, coaching, and ongoing assessment.

• Solicit input, explain complex concepts, and persuade others to adopt a point of view while effectively sharing your own perspective and rationale.

• Support programs and systems with procedures and training, ensuring compliance with regulatory and company requirements, including SOPs, cGMP, safety, quality, OSHA, and other standards.

• Develop strategies and methods to improve maintenance processes and procedures, enhancing equipment performance and conducting equipment evaluations for new or replacement needs.

• Facilitate equipment-based Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations, govern maintenance planning and scheduling, foster teamwork, encourage colleague development, and provide salary planning and change management recommendations.

• Conceptualize unique solutions to problems or repairs requiring the use of machining and fabrication methods and tools. Interpret complex machining and fabrication drawings.

• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives related to compliance, safety, and production to minimize risk, ensure product quality, and reduce waste.

• Ensuring adequate communication with key stakeholder groups.

• Championing a safety culture by aiding in the establishment of safety rules and instructions, reporting events to EH&S, and ensuring appropriate steps are taken to mitigate risk.

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.

• Proficiency in Enterprise Asset Management Solutions or other CMMS applications.

• Thorough knowledge of cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices), FDA regulations, and current pharmaceutical industry standards.

• Strong people management experience.

• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements):

• Master's degree with relevant pharmaceutical experience.

• Industry experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

• Experience in equipment-based Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations.

• Strong understanding of Process Safety Management elements.

• Ability to develop and establish strategies and methods that improve preventive maintenance processes and procedures.

• Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsibleAI practices, including risk management and ethical use

 
 

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to stand upright for several consecutive hours.

• Able to stand and frequently walk between production centers/areas to supervise operations.

• Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, carrying and/or lifting up to 25 pounds

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust and focus.

• This position works around moving machines, is exposed to temperature changes and is required to wear personal protective equipment in certain areas.

• Additional requirements are line and product specific.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

The work environment ranges from office, to plant, to Maintenance shop.

• Colleague is frequently exposed to airborne particles and must work near moving mechanical parts.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Use of hearing, eye, hand and foot protection is required.

• Personal Protective Equipment applicable to the task and must be worn at all times. May be a condition of employment.

• Occasional travel between site/facilities locations may be required.

• Work outside of normal hours may be required on an infrequent basis to support planned shutdowns or significant production interruptions.

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

Last Date To Apply: April 23, 2026

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $116,000.00 to $193,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 15.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.

U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

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