Engineer I - Facilities and Maintenance

Baxter International Inc. • Irvine, CA

23h

About The Position

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Role The Maintenance and Facilities Engineer I is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and analysis of technical products and systems. Performs equipment engineering design evaluations. Recommends alterations to development and design to improve quality of products and/or procedures. Using their expertise, they will assist other areas. Your team Baxter is focused on saving and sustaining lives by manufacturing high-quality products. We strive to create quality products for our customers each day. Delivering life-saving products is about getting them right, and attention to detail is how we make sure we meet that challenge. We are a team that supports each other throughout each shift. Working together in a supportive and open culture makes our processes evolve for the better and engages our workforce.

Requirements

• B.S.in Engineering and 0 - 1 year related experience.
• Minimum of 1 - 3 years working experience in the field of Automation and Equipment Engineering.
• Automation experience with servo motors, pneumatics, robots, PLCs.
• Experience in the installation and qualification of new technology.
• Knowledge in local and international standards
• Strong Project Management Skills
• Be proficient in automated equipment troubleshooting techniques and preventive maintenance methodology
• Have good knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic and electrical systems can read and understand mechanical blueprints and electronic schematics
• Need to be have strong problem-solving & analytical skills, as well as good knowledge in Cpk & statistics
• Possess good leadership/presentation/communication/team building skills
• Be self-motivated, hands on and a good team player
• Have demonstrated your ability to design and implement effective systems, processes and information/reporting mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance in installation validation and startup of facilities/production equipment modifications and capital projects.
• Develop and execute preventive maintenance procedures to reduce equipment failures.
• Ensures any preventative maintenance (PM) activities assigned to them are completed by the original due date or extended if that date cannot be achieved.
• Provide training support to the Maintenance group in regards to troubleshooting and new product/process or modification of an existing product/process.
• Provides Engineering support to the Manufacturing and Maintenance groups to fix, and improve/increase the performance of equipment and processes.
• Electrical – Solves problems with automation equipment through PLC (Allen Bradley and Siemens), Vision Systems (Cognex), servo, robotics (Densok), HMI/MMI, and related process control and automation systems.
• Develop and initiate advanced automated testing methodologies.
• Mechanical – Troubleshoots mechanical equipment associated with automation and manufacturing processes.
• Manages projects from inception to completion. Keeps Engineering and Manufacturing Management informed of progress.
• Installs, validates and put into production equipment modifications and capital projects.
• Performs hardware/software modifications, and documents system functional specification updates while adhering to documentation and change control requirements.
• Electrical - Prepares standard operating procedures for new and existing automation and process control equipment.
• Mechanical - Prepares standard operating procedures for new and existing mechanical equipment related to automation.
• Manages the cost estimating of medium scoped process improvements and medium capital budget items as well as the spending of approved project funds.

Benefits

• Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
• We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level