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Job Description
Use Your Power for Purpose
Our breakthroughs rely on the expertise of our dedicated pharmaceutical manufacturing team to reach those in need. Your role here will be critical, as you leverage your skills and knowledge to ensure that essential medicines are produced efficiently and delivered promptly. By embracing agility and commitment, your contributions will significantly improve patient outcomes and reinforce the profound impact of our collective efforts. Together, we ensure that both patients and physicians have timely access to necessary medicines.
What You Will Achieve
In this role, you will:
- Organize and complete project tasks and milestones within deadlines.
- Develop and implement basic team effectiveness skills with your immediate team.
- Make basic problem-solving decisions under supervisory guidance with limited options.
- Adhere to established procedures in a structured work environment, consulting with colleagues as needed.
- Engage in collaborative communication with peers, supervisors, and interdepartmental teams to maintain a seamless drug production process.
- Oversee and address manufacturing processes, perform quality checks, and document procedures.
- Conduct cleaning and sanitization tasks as per procedures, ensuring files and databases are current.
- Assist in developing and implementing corrective actions in response to regulatory inspection feedback.
- Monitor processes for troubleshooting production issues regularly.
- Ensure all activities comply with company protocols and maintain high standards of quality control.
Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
- 0-1 years experience working in a manufacturing and/or industrial type environment
- Able to make minor mechanical machine adjustments.
- Must be self-motivated, with a problem-solving mindset.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as a part of a team.
- When assigned to a fill line must be aseptically trained.
- Must be able to communicate and work well interdepartmentally, as well as, with all plant departments.
- Must be able to read and write, as well as follow written and oral instructions.
Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)
- Experience in pharmaceutical production
- Practical knowledge in a regulated industry
- Capability to work collaboratively within a team
- Ability to develop innovative ideas to simplify processes
- Commitment to professional development
- Strong communication skills
- Familiarity and basic understanding of common AI tools and a curiosity for learning how they can be used to enhance productivity
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- Required to do frequent lifting of 15-20 pounds and occasional lifting in excess of 25 pounds.
- Vision must be correctable to 20/20.
- Must be able to withstand exposure to inks, solvents and liquids.
- Stand for up to 8 to 12 hours depending on assigned area.
- Must be able to push, pull and/or lift above shoulders.
- Push and pull heavy carts or tanks.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE
- Carpuject Packaging - P19 - Night Shift 1800-0600
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Rotating Shifts
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
OTHER JOB DETAILS
Last Date to Apply for Job: April 6th, 2026
The salary for this position ranges from $17.11 to $28.51 per hour. In addition, this position offers eligibility for overtime, weekend, holiday and other pay premiums depending on the work schedule and the Company’s policies. 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 applies only to the United States - Kansas - Mcpherson location.
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.
Sunshine Act
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
EEO & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
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