Manager / TL Packaging & Warehouse (Secondment - 6 Months)

Pfizer•Rochester, MI

21h•Onsite

About The Position

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 As the Manager for Inspection, Packaging, and Warehouse operations, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that sterile injectable products are handled with the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and compliance. You will oversee daily operations within the Packaging, Inspection, and Warehouse areas, guaranteeing that products meet quality standards and reach patients in a timely manner. Your leadership will drive team performance by setting clear objectives, developing strategies for process improvements, and monitoring key performance metrics. You will coach and mentor your team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. Your responsibilities include ensuring all cGMPs and SOPs are followed, production schedules are achieved, and operational safety is maintained. You will troubleshoot and resolve complex operational issues, support cross-functional collaboration, and contribute to the development and implementation of cost, quality, and efficiency enhancements. In this position, you will work closely with colleagues across operations, technical support, and management to address day-to-day challenges and drive operational excellence initiatives. You will provide timely performance feedback, support the professional growth of your team, and uphold Pfizer’s standards for compliance and ethical conduct. Your ability to analyze processes, identify root causes, and implement practical solutions will be key to continually improving our manufacturing performance and ensuring patient needs are met. It is your dedication that will make it possible for Pfizer’s customers and patients to receive the medicines they need, when they need them. HOW YOU WILL ACHIEVE IT Successful candidate will lead a team of operations colleagues in the Packaging, Inspection & Warehouse of Sterile Injectable products. Candidate will demonstrate personal leadership, initiative, judgement, and accountability in day-to-day work activities in addition to exhibiting strong planning/organizational skills. Must possess strong communication skills and demonstrate integrity and cooperation in working with diverse colleagues/groups. Responsible for effective leadership of assigned operations team which includes ensuring: the safety of team members and the operation, cGMP’s are followed, production SOP’s are upheld, and production schedules are met. The Manager/TL will work with the team to define metrics and strategy to achieve results. Manager/TL will act as coach and mentor to transform team into a cohesive, harmonized team. Responsible for counseling colleagues to assure proper development for their success, supporting all colleagues to ensure they each reach their full potential, and to provide corrective action when necessary. Provide an environment that encourages creativity, innovative ideas, and engagement. Manager/TL is also responsible to ensure timely performance feedback and appraisals for all team members. Position is responsible for the Packaging, Inspection & Warehouse of Sterile Injectable products within the Rochester site. Will work within a team of Managers, and technical staff supporting the site. Strong teamwork and technical skills required. Will troubleshoot and solve production process problems with processes or equipment already in operation. Requires understanding of compliance, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, biological, biochemical, medical and microbiological factors. Responsible for leading team in identifying and implementing efficiency, safety, quality and cost improvements on equipment and processes. Possesses the ability to critically analyze manufacturing and filling processes for reproducibility, ruggedness, and root cause failure investigations of day-to-day operations. Requires developing strategies and systems to improve process performance. Ability to work in cross-functional teams with focus on deliverables, timelines, and meeting customer expectations and requirements. Candidate will lead Operational Excellence initiatives (i.e. Kanban, M1 investigations, GB certification, etc.), develop operational excellence skills of colleagues, and drive a culture of continuous improvement with their team. Understanding and application of industry, functional and Pfizer-specific principles, theories, concepts and practices. General knowledge of other related disciplines. Knowledge of basic leadership principles. Focus is on leading/overseeing defined processes and production colleagues, which may require deep, detailed knowledge. Provide solutions to a wide range of difficult/complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity, innovation, and creativity. May refer to precedents and policies. Able to gather, analyze and interpret information and identify cause and effect relationships. Solutions are imaginative, practical, thorough, and in line with organization objectives. Able to adapt and respond positively to situations and people in order to meet changing work unit priorities. Operates within established HR policies and basic colleague relations guidelines.

Requirements

Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of experience; OR a master's degree with at least 3 years of experience; OR a PhD with 0+ years of experience; OR as associate's degree with 8 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience.
Proven track record in Audit Support and preparation within the biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical industry
Solid understanding of Quality Tracking Systems, particularly in Change Management
Familiarity with production operations and process performance
Strong people management skills
Demonstrated team leadership
Effective communication abilities
Candidate must not be allergic to Penicillin

Nice To Haves

Master's degree
Supervisory or related experience
Experience in aseptic manufacturing
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to develop and implement training programs
Experience in liaising with core support groups
Capability to drive Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives
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 responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use

Responsibilities

Oversee daily operations within the Packaging, Inspection, and Warehouse areas
Guarantee that products meet quality standards and reach patients in a timely manner
Drive team performance by setting clear objectives, developing strategies for process improvements, and monitoring key performance metrics
Coach and mentor your team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
Ensure all cGMPs and SOPs are followed, production schedules are achieved, and operational safety is maintained
Troubleshoot and resolve complex operational issues
Support cross-functional collaboration
Contribute to the development and implementation of cost, quality, and efficiency enhancements
Provide timely performance feedback
Support the professional growth of your team
Uphold Pfizer’s standards for compliance and ethical conduct
Analyze processes, identify root causes, and implement practical solutions
Lead a team of operations colleagues in the Packaging, Inspection & Warehouse of Sterile Injectable products
Define metrics and strategy to achieve results
Act as coach and mentor to transform team into a cohesive, harmonized team
Counsel colleagues to assure proper development for their success
Support all colleagues to ensure they each reach their full potential
Provide corrective action when necessary
Provide an environment that encourages creativity, innovative ideas, and engagement
Ensure timely performance feedback and appraisals for all team members
Lead team in identifying and implementing efficiency, safety, quality and cost improvements on equipment and processes
Critically analyze manufacturing and filling processes for reproducibility, ruggedness, and root cause failure investigations of day-to-day operations
Develop strategies and systems to improve process performance
Work in cross-functional teams with focus on deliverables, timelines, and meeting customer expectations and requirements
Lead Operational Excellence initiatives (i.e. Kanban, M1 investigations, GB certification, etc.)
Develop operational excellence skills of colleagues
Drive a culture of continuous improvement with their team
Provide solutions to a wide range of difficult/complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity, innovation, and creativity