Junior Officer

Pfizer Pfizer · Pharma · Goa, India

This role is for a Junior Officer in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing at Pfizer, focusing on ensuring the availability of essential medications. Responsibilities include managing personal contributions, prioritizing workflow, completing assignments based on established procedures, identifying process improvements, troubleshooting issues, and training team members. The role requires hands-on experience with critical manufacturing machines and adherence to cGMPs and safety guidelines.

What you'd actually do

  1. Take responsibility for individual contributions to achieve team deliverables, represent the work group within department teams, and foster a positive team environment.
  2. Manage personal time and professional development, prioritize workflow, and assist less-experienced colleagues in prioritizing their tasks.
  3. Complete assignments based on established procedures, identify delivery and process improvements, troubleshoot issues, and provide direction and training to team members.
  4. Share knowledge within and across multiple work groups and deliver comprehensive technical training to colleagues.
  5. Proactively identify and resolve non-routine problems, making decisions between multiple options in a structured environment.

Skills

Required

  • Diploma in Mechnicals or High School Diploma or GED
  • 2-5 years of experience in Pharmceutical solid dosage manufacturing process.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs)
  • hands on experience in operating critical machines such as Blender, compression, granulation, coating, blister pack etc.
  • Setup up, Operate, trouble shoot, monitor and maintain critical production machines & tools/ changeparts.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Capability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Proficiency in using standard office software and manufacturing systems
  • Support machine related OE projects and improve OEE of all critical machines. Support OE and innovation projects.
  • Monitor and record process parameters.
  • Reconciliation of tools/materials/ Records.
  • Changeover/ Cleaning/ sanitation of production machineries, equipments and mantaining records of the same.
  • Supervision & training of casuals.
  • Adherence to local legal requirements, EHS policy and EHS standards/ programs/ SOPs to ensure compliance and improve the safety culture.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality standards
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks
  • Ability to train and mentor less-experienced colleagues
  • Shall pick up technical learning quickly.
  • Should be a team player and shall maintain good peer relationship.
  • Should practice attentive and active listening skills.
  • Shall personally commit and actively work for continuous self development

What the JD emphasized

  • hands on experience in operating critical machines such as Blender, compression, granulation, coating, blister pack etc.
  • Setup up, Operate, trouble shoot, monitor and maintain critical production machines & tools/ changeparts.
  • Proficiency in current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs)