Automation 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.

The Job

Ensures knowledge of the various PLC, Scada programs, and other computerized systems related to Automation in order to :

• Intervene rapidly in the event of breakdowns (PLC diagnostics, drives, etc.), thereby minimizing downtime.

• Troubleshoot and maintain supervision systems. Support production/maintenance technicians (+ on-call role outside office hours).

• Validate machines to ensure production quality.

• Monitoring of production systems and processes
• Ensure continuous process improvement
• Manage/participate in the follow-up and implementation of new projects

Your missions

• Help prepare and monitor the investment plan
• Technically approve modifications to departments' critical systems within the scope of the plan.
• Study, think and innovate to improve process efficiency
• Lead the implementation of the department's various projects: Write/participate in the writing of specifications, Participate in the preparation of the CPA, Monitor and coordinate the progress of the site, Validate the process before commissioning (IQ - OQ - (support for PQ)), Give trainings and ensure the updating of documentation.
• Provide technical support to production, maintenance and other departments with regard to automation and IT in the process.
• Participate in the on-call role of the Automation team, to ensure production support 24/7 - 7/7 (via remote access or on-site if necessary)
• Monitor the evolution of new technologies in the field of PLC, HMI, Vision, AI, supervision software and propose them in order to improve the reliability of equipment.
• Maintenance of PLC + SCADA + Vision programs
• Contacts with suppliers.
• Staff training
• Participate in and monitor OPAs – DA - TAC
• Compliance with GMP rules
• Compliance with validation and change control rules

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Your profile

• You are an industrial Engineer or Bachelor in automation/industrial computing
• You have 5 to 10 years of experience in a similar role
• You are comfortable in French and have a good level in English
• You master the Office Suite, have good knowledge of programming Siemens S7 and Allen Bradley industrial automation systems
• You have good technical knowledge in pneumatics, hydraulics, electricity and mechanics
• Team spirit
• Analytical capacity
• Proactivity, taking initiatives
• Respectful of rules and procedures
• Rigorous, organizational and planning skills
• Good communicator
• Spirit of synthesis
• Autonomous
• Flexible

Reasonable Accommodations

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