Reliability 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.

Your Role at Baxter 

This is where my hands make life-sustaining products  

You are driven by the knowledge that the products you help make saves and sustain lives. You can move quickly, address questions, and encourage teammates, all while getting quality products out on time. You are calm, positive, and a key part of a fast-paced environment that emphasizes camaraderie and teamwork.

Baxter is known for its speed and high-quality product. Our manufacturing operations are around-the-clock to meet the needs of our customers. Our high-caliber talent works through the challenges at hand while pushing toward meeting client order needs. We are currently looking for an energetic, hard-working Reliability Engineer to work full-time (Monday to Friday 8:00h-16:00) at our Alliston facility. We offer an Employee Stock Purchasing Plan, Defined contribution pension plan and medical/dental benefits on your first day!  

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.   

The following are dress/gowning requirements: safety glasses, safety shoes, ear plugs, jumpsuit, hood, hairnet, beard cover, gloves, isolation mask and boots (additional PPE required when cleaning)  

• Constant or intermittent exposure to elevated levels of noise  
• Involves working around equipment, machinery, and belts  

What You'll Be Doing 

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, maintainability, and efficiency of Baxter Healthcare's equipment and systems. This role involves identifying and addressing potential issues, implementing preventative maintenance strategies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve overall system performance.

• Develop, implement, and maintain reliability methodologies and procedures to proactively identify and mitigate equipment risks that impact Baxter's key operational pillars: Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Utilize a comprehensive set of reliability improvement tools, including Root Cause Analysis, Reliability modeling, FMEA's, Failure reporting, Statistical Process control monitoring, etc., to proactively identify and address equipment issues. Leverage CMMS (Maximo) historical data, key performance indicators (KPIs), and world-class practices to drive continuous improvement in equipment reliability and performance.
• Proactively identify and address equipment with a history of frequent failures, known as "Bad Actors," by implementing reliability principles focused on failure elimination. Establish and supervise key performance indicators (MTBF, MTTR, MTTF, etc.) to assess and track equipment performance, enabling continuous improvement in reliability.
• Provide support for master data activities related to asset criticality, spare parts creation and modification, stock quantity management, PM work order assessments, and documentation control to ensure accurate and up-to-date data for effective equipment maintenance and reliability improvement
• Work with Engineering Department to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new equipment & modifications performed to the equipment. Provide input on new equipment selection, define spare part requirements, communicate PM/PDM expectations, participate in Commissioning process of new installations, define Reliability related training requirements, and support development of Engineering/Maintenance Standards.
• Implement predictive maintenance systems for effective strategies on both new and existing equipment. Develop, implement, and manage a Predictive Maintenance program that incorporates cost-effective predictive and other nondestructive technologies to proactively identify and address equipment issues, thereby improving equipment reliability and performance.
•  Provide support to the Maintenance Planner in planning for Preventive Maintenance Planned Shutdowns by proactively reviewing PM task lists, associated parts, and making necessary corrections to ensure smooth execution during the shutdown, as required.
• Educate and train the department on the importance of maintaining accurate equipment histories for trending purposes and reliability improvement.
• In-depth understanding of reliability engineering principles, tools, and methodologies.
• Knowledge of equipment maintenance, repair, and overhaul processes.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Familiarity with maintenance management systems (CMMS), such as Maximo.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills.
• Organizational and detail-oriented as well as Data-driven decision-making skills.

What You'll Bring 

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of previous experience in a manufacturing maintenance and engineering reliability engineering role, preferably within the medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
• Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) - Preferred
• Incumbent is responsible to Support our goal to achieve a “Zero Harm Environment” and environmental compliance by:
• Follow all duties and responsibilities as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act and related regulations.
• Follow Baxter EHS&S Policy and all applicable EHS&S procedures and requirements.
• Adopt Start When Certain in all tasks performed.
• Report promptly any hazards, unsafe conditions, and environmental concerns/spills.
• Report promptly all incidents /near-misses/pain and discomfort.
• Wear appropriate PPE.
• Participate in maintaining proper housekeeping.
• Participate in 3Rs’ program-Reduce-Reuse-Recycle.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

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