This is where your work makes a difference.
At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.
Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.
Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.
Your role at Baxter
- #ThisisWhere you will make an impact on patients globally by leading manufacturing of products that save and sustain lives every day.
- You will act as a "business owner" of our plant to drive manufacturing standardization and process improvements.
- You will be committed to deliver products that meet safety, quality, cost and timely delivery goal.
Your team
- Your team is the soul of our business, they are at the frontlines and hands on with life savings products.
- We establish relationships with each other to get work done. This means we are open to new opinions, encourage Baxter employees to always be their true selves, and celebrate our various backgrounds.
- There is ample chance for you to grow at Baxter and leadership does their best to open the doors of opportunity for their team.
What you'll be doing
- Responsible for meeting or exceeding plant financial goals and key operating performance targets on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
- Drive continuous improvement of site operations through a formal program, resources, metrics, and accountability.
- Report on operational performance monthly and take actions to address misses. Establish communication operation mechanism to keep senior leadership informed of both leading and lagging performance and act to address.
- Build a culture within the plant to maintain compliance with Environment, Health & Safety requirements, and a zero-harm workplace.
- Interact regularly with senior management on matters concerning functional areas and/or customers. Frequently interact with other plant managers and technology groups within the Corporation and contract vendors outside the Corporation.
- Develop and own three-year site capital plan and drive execution to support ongoing business as well as expansion opportunities.
- Liaise with Global Procurement for optimization of raw material suppliers, supplier score card measures and action plans, and cost reduction goals. Liaise with R&D to support new product development plans and ensure adequate support of NPD program to achieve target launch dates.
What you'll bring
- Undergraduate degree in Science, Engineering, Supply Chain or related field required.
- 10+ years' of experience in manufacturing function(s)
- 4+ years’ of experience in plant manufacturing leadership of a facility
- Ability to make accurate trade-offs to balance operational execution across production, quality, safety, customer delivery and financial metrics.
- Interpersonal and leadership skills with ability to interface well with other departments and lead effectively and efficiently in a team environment.
Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its discretion, Baxter may decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change.
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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
Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.
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