Co-op student (Engineering)

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®.

Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.

Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.

The Engineering CO-OP position is a 4-month (renewable for additional 4-months term based on performance up to a maximum of 12months), 37.5 hours weekly within the Engineering & Facilities Group.  This role will be based out of the Nordion facility in Ottawa. Reporting to the Manager, Project Services, the Engineering student will support the various engineering groups.

The primary responsibilities may include:

• Work independently and/or collaborate with other engineering staff to deliver project milestones
• Design concepts and modelling in 3D CAD
• Filling out project related documentation and assisting in project administration
• Sourcing components through vendors
• Hand calculations and FEA modelling
• Perform equipment testing and writing test reports
• Gathering information through conversation and job shadowing to write and revise operating procedures for Engineering and Operations personnel and
• Frequent interaction with interdisciplinary Nordion team members

The REQUIREMENTS

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Collaborative: Use strong interpersonal skills to actively listen and communicate in ways that foster trust and show flexibility. Easily adapt to varied roles on teams from follower to leader. Change approach or method to best fit the situation
• Self-directed: Must be able to complete assignments with limited supervision. Ability to take ownership and ask for help when needed
• Problem solvers: Use logic and reasoning to develop sensible, practical solutions to technical, logistical, or administrative challenges

Additional Requirements

• Pre-employment screening to be accepted as cleared prior to start date. Background verification may include the possibility of FBI fingerprinting

• Must complete after starting all required training and certification as a Nuclear Energy Worker

Qualifications

• Education – Engineering student (Undergraduate or Postgraduate)

Skills and Competencies

Proficiency with:

• Engineering design
• Creating of test protocols
• Word and Excel
• Technical report writing

Familiarity with:

• Process flow mapping,
• Measurement systems
• Engineering design and manufacturing drawings
• Welding processes
• CAD with PDM, preferably SolidWorks or Inventor.
• Ladder logic PLC programming
• SCADA design

Basic understanding of:

• Conventional manufacturing processes and
• Ionizing radiation

Demonstrated competencies:

• Independent and self-motivated to complete milestones
• Able to work in an environment with minimum supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills and high degree of comfort interacting with people
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Clear verbal communication and writing skills and
• Project planning and management

Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses – Sterigenics®, Nordion® and Nelson Labs®. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.