Reliability Engineering Co-Op at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Thermo Fisher Scientific Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
InternshipExperience Level
InternshipJob Type
UnknownVisa
ManufacturingIndustries

Requirements

  • High school diploma/General Educational Development (GED) Certificate
  • Working towards University degree or College diploma in an Engineering or trades program of study (Chemical program preferred)
  • 8-12 month commitment period
  • No previous Reliability Engineering experience required (any working experience in Engineering, Maintenance or Facilities in a Manufacturing company preferred)
  • Ability to prioritize multiple projects, work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to work well with limited supervision
  • Ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality for work assigned
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  • Proficiency with the English language

Responsibilities

  • Research, develop and implement processes and procedures to establish a Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) culture to improve equipment performance and reliability
  • Support adoption of new tools and methods to make the maintenance group more reliability-focused and proactive
  • Report on KPIs that represent the performance of maintenance systems and assets
  • Support work execution management elements, including MRO Spares, PM optimization, Bill of Materials, and CMMS Readiness
  • Implement maintenance optimization reviews of each asset's criticality, functional importance and duty cycle, and establish best-practice maintenance activities to detect early signs of functional failures
  • Develop the use of asset criticality matrix and spare parts criticality analysis ranking tools
  • Develop and maintain on-line database of all projects
  • Provide clerical support for project specifications
  • Support Lean 5S project initiatives

Skills

RCM
CMMS
KPI Reporting
PM Optimization
MRO Spares
Bill of Materials
Asset Criticality Matrix
Spare Parts Analysis
Lean 5S
Database Management

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Provides life sciences products and services

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a variety of products and services that support scientific research and healthcare, including laboratory equipment, reagents, and software solutions. Their products are used in applications like protein biology, real-time PCR, and sequencing, serving clients such as academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Unlike competitors, Thermo Fisher emphasizes customer support and education, helping clients optimize their experiments. The company's goal is to be a leading provider of life sciences solutions that contribute to a healthier and safer world.

Waltham, MassachusettsHeadquarters
1956Year Founded
$17MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Increased competition in single-use bioprocessing may impact market share.
Sale of anatomical pathology business could create a temporary product gap.
Investment in miDiagnostics may face regulatory challenges affecting returns.

Differentiation

Thermo Fisher offers a comprehensive range of life sciences products and services.
Their well-known brands include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, and Invitrogen.
They provide strong customer support and educational resources to optimize client workflows.

Upsides

Expansion of biologics production facility enhances capacity for precision biologics monitoring.
Investment in miDiagnostics aligns with demand for rapid diagnostic solutions in BioPharma.
Collaboration with Mainz Biomed positions them in the growing cancer detection market.

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