Manufacturing Superintendent

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. 

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for meeting production requirements, delivering quality products to customers in a timely fashion and cost-efficient manner.
• Identify/prioritize/provide resources to assist the department manager to meet the annual operating plan and budgetary commitments.
• Supervise the daily manufacturing operations across a department or multiple departments.
• Emphasize training and implement control systems on the shift or multiple shifts to eliminate product discrepancies.
• Contribute to employee feedback and developmental processes.
• Provide a positive and equitable working environment emphasizing the Baxter Shared Values: Respect/Responsiveness/Results.
• Support and emphasize the Safety and Quality commitments of the department.
• Collaborate with other managers/customers to ensure our quality commitments are met.

• Coordinate daily and weekly production schedules across Devices operations to ensure attainment of production commitments, effective labor utilization, and timely escalation of capacity constraints.

• Ensure consistency in personnel policy administration across the plant.
• Help prepare material, supply, and labor budgets and forecasts for areas of responsibility.
• Make staffing decisions, perform succession planning for key positions
• Investigate and resolve disciplinary issues up to and including suspensions and terminations.
• Will be responsible for driving operational excellence and flawless execution in the areas of cost reduction, discard reduction, annual productivity improvements, inventory turnover, regulatory excellence including exception reduction and internal/external regulatory commitment management, on time delivery and lead time reduction, improving the overall safety of the work environment, leadership development and the ability to create a vibrant continuous improvement culture based on the principles of QLP, Lean Manufacturing, total employee involvement and DMAIC problem solving
• Perform analytical reviews, recommend, and implement corrective action for any exception condition.
• Sustain a clean and safe work area using 6S principles
• Learn, understand, and apply rigorous quality standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).

·       Notify the supervisor and take appropriate action if any safety, quality, mechanical or discrepancy issues occur.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities

• Ability to coordinate and direct manufacturing activities across multiple shifts through collaboration with shift supervisors while maintaining direct supervisory responsibility for assigned employees.

• Ability to interpret and analyze statistical data and information and financial reports, understand and resolve technical difficulties, work with internal engineering/technical experts and external technical representatives, manage multiple priorities in a manufacturing plant setting, be resourceful to a large manufacturing department.
• Knowledge of World Class manufacturing methods (QLP, Lean, Six Sigma), Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Drug and Administration guidelines and process validation.
• Understand verbal and written safety and quality instructions and read and comprehend written work instructions including words and drawings.

• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and supervisors without direct authority to achieve operational objectives.
• Ability to coordinate production schedules, labor resources, and manufacturing priorities to achieve schedule attainment and customer delivery requirements.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate priorities, expectations, and performance results across multiple shifts and departments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint, with the ability to analyze production data, create reports, and communicate operational performance metrics, and ability to use enterprise software.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Technology, Business, or a related field with 5+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience; OR
• Associate's degree with 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience; OR
• High school diploma/GED with 20+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading manufacturing teams in a fast-paced production environment.

Other Duties as Assigned

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Overtime is worked as required.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $88,000 - $110,000 annually. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We cannot sponsor or transfer sponsorship of an employment visa.

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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.

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