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.

Reach out to the Area Lead/Hiring manager for further details.

As a Shift leader, you will be required to:

• Proactively address safety hazards, quality & compliance issues.
• Meet compliance targets and agreed commitments.
• Meet production targets and agreed commitments.
• Ensure clear communication and handover between shifts using T0 IMEx Tool
• Maintain schedule adherence
• Reduce manufacturing lost time and Improve performance and reduce costs.
• Ensure compliance with all government and company regulatory requirements.
• Proactively manage staff and create a positive work environment.
• Provide Technical development and opportunities for your Team
• Ensure improvements are captured in shutdown plan

Thanks to your technical skills, you will coach your direct reports on day to day activities. You will be relied on to solve complex problems within your area of expertise.

Your strong communication skills will come in play when you convey supervisors' instructions and production schedules in accomplishing a variety of tasks, such as meeting quality, accountability, security, productivity and safety requirements. You will ensure that all activities are completed based on Standard Operating Procedures, batch records, Current Good Manufacturing Practices and plant procedures. You will need to monitor down time of production line and contribute to Improvement opportunities.

How You Will Achieve It

• Lead effective resourcing to meet short and long term needs of the site. This includes task assignment, casual labor, overtime and recruitment as required.
• Set target conditions, and drive the delivery of these, to achieve improvements in performance to meet growing business needs.
• Lead performance management process (Tier 0&1) within  IMEx  Ecosystems of responsibility, ensuring accurate and timely data is used.
• Identify issues in real-time and lead problem solving with your team to create sustainable resolutions. Use and champion the IMEX problem solving process line-side, with staff and necessary Support Functions.
• Create and confirm standards (against the 4M’s, Material, Manpower, Method and Measurement) required managing safety, quality, compliance and output. This includes being well prepared to have a good shift handover process and shift report.
• Ensure adoption and adherence to the Leader Standard Work, and the application of Standard Work for roles within the value stream by staff.
• Align to the Leader Standard Work maturity map.
• Be highly visible during the shift so as to support your team when there is more risk for issues (e.g. line changeovers, line clearances, trials, validation, updated procedures, return to work). Provide guidance and resolve problems as they arise.
• Ensure alignment to and provide data for the tiered accountability meetings within the value stream and on site. Follow through on resulting actions in a timely fashion.
• Engage actively in governance/verification activities for the respective value stream e.g. Level 1 Audits, Risk Assessments, safety meetings, quality improvement forums.
• Mange the timely completion of maintenance activities within the PCT to ensure continuous and uninterrupted performance of the area of responsibility.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum

• Experience working within regulatory and compliance requirements.
• General leadership, particularly influencing, coaching and driving performance through others.
• Tertiary qualified in engineering or science-related discipline (or equivalent), such as Chemical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy or Materials Science.
• Solid working knowledge of GMP.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment and strong technical writing skills.

Preferred

• Experience in pharmaceutical (or FMCG) organization (+5 years).
• Demonstrated delivery of improvement initiatives, resulting in financial and non-financial benefits (e.g. MUV, Yield, Overtime, OEE etc.).
• Experience running an operation with Lean /Six sigma principles.
• Able to multi-task several priorities
• Able to source and use data for makingeffective decisions.
• Able to operate, obtain and maintain aseptic gowning qualifications.

Personal Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to support and manage change.
• Ability to lead and influence a team.
• Accountability and ability to work under pressure and to agreed timelines.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong attention to detail.
• Results focused based on data/metrics.
• Ability to identify problems and implement resolutions.
• Demonstrated Process and Product Knowledge.
• Method 1 Facilitator.
• PHP Practitioner.
• Robust knowledge of IMEx standards.
• Effective Coaching & Managing Change Skills.
• Effective leading of Tier 0/ 1 meetings.

At Pfizer we care about our colleagues’ wellbeing and offer a range of great benefits for them, including:

• Paid parental leave

• Access to Health & Wellness apps

• Career Growth Experiences program

• Recognition & rewards program

• Paid volunteer days

• Life Insurance Benefits

• Pfizer Learning Academy access to top content providers

• Access to flu vaccines & skin checks

• Options to purchase additional leave

• Salary packaging & novated lease options

*Benefits listed may vary depending on your position and location and may be subject to change.

Pfizer Australia and New Zealand’s diverse workforce represents the patients we serve and the communities in which we operate. With a focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), Pfizer ANZ ensures our people are heard and cared for. We offer engagement opportunities in both Colleagues Resource Groups (CRGs) and workstreams across: Culture and Tradition, Reconciliation @ Pfizer (RAP), Gender Equity (GEN), Disability and through the Out Pfizer Employee Network (OPEN) for our LGBT + colleagues and allies.

If you require reasonable adjustment during your application, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition Manager.