H-1B Visa Operations Engineer Jobs
Operations Engineer roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, systems engineering, or a related field. Employers in manufacturing, logistics, and tech regularly file LCAs for these positions. The annual H-1B cap means timing your job search around the April lottery window matters.
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The Pharmacy Operations Lead supports daily Micro Fulfillment Center (MFC) activities to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant prescription fulfillment for Walgreens pharmacies. Performs oversight of prescription workflow activities in an assigned function to drive operational excellence. Provides daily support to team members to ensure they provide a first in class fulfillment service. Collaborates to assign, monitor and review the day-to-day work of team members and provides technical guidance. This role provides advanced technical support for escalated issues, assists with pharmacy workflow tasks, and ensures high-quality service in accordance with federal and state regulations, company policy, and pharmacy standards.
Job Responsibilities:
- Owns shift readiness and execution by coordinating staffing, workflow prioritization, and real-time adjustments to ensure safe, accurate, and on-time prescription fulfillment.
- Deploys and guides team members on the floor to meet productivity and service expectations, providing direction and coordination.
- Enables team capability and operational readiness through onboarding support, training facilitation, and real-time coaching that reinforces correct behaviors and standards.
- Champions safety, quality, and compliance by reinforcing standard work, monitoring adherence to regulatory requirements, and escalating risks, errors, or critical issues appropriately.
- Monitors operational performance and drives consistency by reviewing productivity and quality metrics, sharing insights with the Group Supervisor, and reinforcing continuous improvement practices.
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal teams, support teams, and other partners.
- Performs pharmacy-related duties under the direction of a Group Supervisor or Pharmacist.
- Reports any prescription errors immediately to the pharmacist on duty and adheres to policies related to Good Faith Dispensing and quality assurance.
- Supports inventory processes such as ordering, unpacking, organizing, and storing pharmaceutical products. Assists in filing claims related to overages, shortages, or damaged items.
- Maintains a clean, organized, and well-stocked work environment within the Micro Fulfillment Center.
- Earns and maintains PTCB or ExCPT certification through the designated training program and/or state required certification/registration.
- Leads inventory management activities, such as ordering, unpacking, sorting, checking, and storing shipment of pharmaceuticals.
- Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as company policies (e.g., HIPAA, fraud prevention, productivity standards, and quality expectations).
Basic Qualifications
- High school diploma/GED
- Earns and maintains PTCB or ExCPT certification through the designated training program and/or state required certification/registration.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English (except in Puerto Rico).
- Basic level PC skills (for example: start up and shut down computer, use mouse to point and click, start and close programs, switch between programs, save files, print documents and/or access information online)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in pharmacy operations, distribution, fulfillment, or other related healthcare environments.
- Familiarity with Walgreens pharmacy systems and workflows.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle escalated issues.
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits.
Salary Range: $19.75 - $26.35 / Hourly
Job Summary:
The Pharmacy Operations Lead supports daily Micro Fulfillment Center (MFC) activities to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant prescription fulfillment for Walgreens pharmacies. Performs oversight of prescription workflow activities in an assigned function to drive operational excellence. Provides daily support to team members to ensure they provide a first in class fulfillment service. Collaborates to assign, monitor and review the day-to-day work of team members and provides technical guidance. This role provides advanced technical support for escalated issues, assists with pharmacy workflow tasks, and ensures high-quality service in accordance with federal and state regulations, company policy, and pharmacy standards.
Job Responsibilities:
- Owns shift readiness and execution by coordinating staffing, workflow prioritization, and real-time adjustments to ensure safe, accurate, and on-time prescription fulfillment.
- Deploys and guides team members on the floor to meet productivity and service expectations, providing direction and coordination.
- Enables team capability and operational readiness through onboarding support, training facilitation, and real-time coaching that reinforces correct behaviors and standards.
- Champions safety, quality, and compliance by reinforcing standard work, monitoring adherence to regulatory requirements, and escalating risks, errors, or critical issues appropriately.
- Monitors operational performance and drives consistency by reviewing productivity and quality metrics, sharing insights with the Group Supervisor, and reinforcing continuous improvement practices.
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal teams, support teams, and other partners.
- Performs pharmacy-related duties under the direction of a Group Supervisor or Pharmacist.
- Reports any prescription errors immediately to the pharmacist on duty and adheres to policies related to Good Faith Dispensing and quality assurance.
- Supports inventory processes such as ordering, unpacking, organizing, and storing pharmaceutical products. Assists in filing claims related to overages, shortages, or damaged items.
- Maintains a clean, organized, and well-stocked work environment within the Micro Fulfillment Center.
- Earns and maintains PTCB or ExCPT certification through the designated training program and/or state required certification/registration.
- Leads inventory management activities, such as ordering, unpacking, sorting, checking, and storing shipment of pharmaceuticals.
- Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as company policies (e.g., HIPAA, fraud prevention, productivity standards, and quality expectations).
Basic Qualifications
- High school diploma/GED
- Earns and maintains PTCB or ExCPT certification through the designated training program and/or state required certification/registration.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English (except in Puerto Rico).
- Basic level PC skills (for example: start up and shut down computer, use mouse to point and click, start and close programs, switch between programs, save files, print documents and/or access information online)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in pharmacy operations, distribution, fulfillment, or other related healthcare environments.
- Familiarity with Walgreens pharmacy systems and workflows.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle escalated issues.
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits.
Salary Range: $19.75 - $26.35 / Hourly
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an Operations Engineer
Verify your degree aligns with the role
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to the Operations Engineer position. An industrial engineering or systems engineering degree is the cleanest fit. A business or general science degree may trigger an RFE, so gather supplemental coursework documentation before applying.
Use OFLC Wage Search to benchmark offers
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for Operations Engineer in that metro area. Pull the OFLC Wage Search figures before negotiating so you can confirm any offer meets the Level I through Level IV threshold for your experience.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing history
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated entities can file H-1B petitions outside the annual cap. Operations Engineer roles exist at all three. Focusing your search there removes lottery risk entirely and lets you start without waiting for an October 1 start date.
Search Migrate Mate for verified H-1B sponsors
Filter your Operations Engineer job search on Migrate Mate to surface employers with active LCA filing history for this role. That filing history confirms the employer has sponsored before and understands the process, which significantly reduces the risk of a delayed or withdrawn offer.
Request the LCA before signing your offer
Ask your employer to share the certified LCA before you accept. The LCA lists the exact wage level, worksite location, and period of employment. If you'll be deployed to client sites, the LCA may need multiple worksites listed, which affects your authorized work locations under H-1B.
Document operational scope using O*NET
USCIS adjudicators sometimes question whether Operations Engineer qualifies as a specialty occupation if the duties seem generalist. Pull the O*NET occupation profile for your SOC code and match your job description to the theoretical and applied knowledge requirements listed there to preempt an RFE.
H-1B Visa Operations Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Operations Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, Operations Engineer qualifies when the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field such as industrial engineering, systems engineering, or operations research. The employer must document in the H-1B petition that the role's duties require that theoretical and applied body of knowledge. Generic operations management roles without a defined degree requirement can face USCIS scrutiny, so job description precision matters.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Operations Engineer positions?
Manufacturing companies, logistics firms, semiconductor manufacturers, and large technology companies regularly sponsor H-1B visas for Operations Engineers. Cap-exempt employers including research universities and affiliated nonprofits also hire for these roles outside the lottery. Migrate Mate lets you filter Operations Engineer openings by verified LCA filing history so you're only applying to employers with a documented sponsorship track record.
How does the H-1B cap lottery affect Operations Engineer job seekers?
Most private-sector Operations Engineer roles are subject to the annual H-1B cap of 85,000 visas, with registration opening in March each year. If selected, employment can begin October 1. If you're currently on OPT or a cap-gap extension, you'll need your employer to file by the June 30 petition deadline to maintain continuous work authorization through selection and approval.
Can I work at multiple client sites as an H-1B Operations Engineer?
Yes, but your employer's LCA must list every worksite where you'll work for more than a few days. For Operations Engineers deployed to manufacturing plants or client facilities, this is a common compliance gap. USCIS and DOL both audit multi-site placements, so confirm your employer files amended petitions or covers additional worksites on the LCA before you begin work there.
What happens to my H-1B status if I'm laid off as an Operations Engineer?
USCIS provides a 60-day grace period after involuntary termination, during which you can pursue a new employer to file a transfer petition. Your new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition and you can begin work once USCIS receives it, without waiting for approval, under portability rules. Acting quickly within that 60-day window is essential to maintaining lawful status.