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Critical Systems Engineer

Req #: JR - 130830 Location: Thetford, England, United Kingdom Job Category: Engineering Date posted: 04/08/2024

Overview

Being an Engineer at Baxter means you play a critical role in helping us achieve our mission to save and sustain lives. From innovative product design through to production and patient delivery, our Engineers are key to delivering results for our customers and patients worldwide.

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  • Paid Time Off

  • 2 Days a Year to Volunteer

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  • Solution Focused & Results Oriented
  • Collaborative
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Critical Systems Engineer

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Summary

Baxter Thetford are looking for a self-motivated & experienced Critical Systems & Maintenance Engineer who will be joining as a key member of the Engineering organisation at Baxter. You will be responsible for sustaining and the continuing development of all manufacturing and support processes, collaborating with the facilities department to ensure the reliable delivery of critical systems to meet end user requirements.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that offers clear career progression. Please note the base salary for this role is £48,000 per annum, is role based on a rotating shift pattern including days and nights - you will also be eligible for overtime.

We offer some fantastic benefits which are listed below;

•    25 days annual leave + bank holidays
•    Employee discount scheme
•    Blue light card
•    Fantastic internal progression opportunities
•    Subsided canteen
•    Westfield healthcare
•    Up to 8% pension contribution
•    Employee assistance programme

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Willing to perform supporting operations such as water management and watch keeping functions as needed to ensure continued operations

  • Comply with EHS/GMP/GDP/company and corporate policies and external regulatory requirements

  • Performing operator based duties alongside the planned maintenance activities. Providing support to ensure plant operations are running safe and reliably

  • Project support and collaboration

  • At all times working to achieve a safe work environment, delivery of quality products and services, and help to improve financial performance

  • Review and develop maintenance tasks to ensure plant reliability and minimise down time, effective reporting and data collection to improve departmental performance

  • Identify key failure modes and help deliver process to minimise impact, this may include spare part identification and assisting stock control

Qualifications

  • Mechanical/electrical system including fault finding, PLC controls, low-voltage controls, pneumatic and hydraulic systems experience

  • Operator watch keeping on Utilities and auxiliary support equipment, LOTO procedures, IPAF, harness, confined space, MEWP preferably

  • Purification experience such as reverse Osmosis, ion exchange processes, VC distillation

  • Steam system operation and maintenance experience to include steam production, condensate recovery and heating systems, boiler house compliance

  • Compressed Air Systems, and process control experience

  • Working to deadlines and able to follow instructions

  • Able to work from P&ID, and wiring schematics

  • Able to easily adapt and pick up new skills

  • Able to demonstrate effective use of Microsoft office systems

Thank you for your interest in Baxter and we look forward to hearing from you!

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Hear from Our Employees

Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Meet Anwesha – recently promoted to Manager, she leads a team of software engineers for our Medication Delivery business.

“I grew up in a small coastal town in India called Bhubaneswar, where we have our own traditions and culture. I think this has helped me grow personally and professionally. Working with a global team at Baxter, my background helps me to be open, appreciate and relate to people from all different places.”

Meet Sam – he has been with Baxter for over 15 years, working as an Engineering Technologist in Round Lake, IL, US.

“I have a wonderful team. They have been flexible and open to the differences in communication methods and work style necessary for me to excel. If I didn’t have that support, I wouldn’t be where I am now and I wouldn’t have been able to advance within the company. I’m proud to work at Baxter.”

Meet Erika – she has been an engineer in Round Lake, IL, US for over four years, promoted to Senior Principal Engineer in 2019.

“My involvement with National Society of Black Engineers outside of work has afforded me the opportunity to manage Baxter’s external partnership with the organization, exposing us to networking and talent that can help drive diversity and innovation, and providing opportunities for more community engagement and involvement, which I know a lot of my colleagues like.”

Hear from Our Employees

Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Meet Sarah – (center) with members of the Baxter Engineering team who initiated a corporate partnership with Society of Women Engineers.

“Initially I thought I would go to medical school and become a doctor, but I remember calling my mom sophomore year in college and saying ‘I’m going to miss my math.’ I realized at that moment that I preferred to be behind the scenes helping patients by making products that will save them.”

Meet Anwesha – recently promoted to Manager, she leads a team of software engineers for our Medication Delivery business.

“I grew up in a small coastal town in India called Bhubaneswar, where we have our own traditions and culture. I think this has helped me grow personally and professionally. Working with a global team at Baxter, my background helps me to be open, appreciate and relate to people from all different places.”

Meet Sam – he has been with Baxter for over 15 years, working as an Engineering Technologist in Round Lake, IL, US.

“I have a wonderful team. They have been flexible and open to the differences in communication methods and work style necessary for me to excel. If I didn’t have that support, I wouldn’t be where I am now and I wouldn’t have been able to advance within the company. I’m proud to work at Baxter.”

Meet Erika – she has been an engineer in Round Lake, IL, US for over four years, promoted to Senior Principal Engineer in 2019.

“My involvement with National Society of Black Engineers outside of work has afforded me the opportunity to manage Baxter’s external partnership with the organization, exposing us to networking and talent that can help drive diversity and innovation, and providing opportunities for more community engagement and involvement, which I know a lot of my colleagues like.”

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