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This is where we make life-saving products. You have deep knowledge of and experience with manufacturing processes. You understand the importance of forming relationships, establishing order, and maintaining clear communication channels. As a Manufacturing Superintendent, you are a leader who is willing to listen and inspire others by your actions. You also appreciate the stability of a large multinational company with a long history of growth and success. Your team is an extension of your family, and you know how to support them as individuals while helping them achieve results as a team. Your role as a Manufacturing Superintendent positions you to be directly involved in the physical production that enables Baxter to fulfill our mission to save and sustain lives. You manage the line between meeting production timelines and making quality products. As a manager, you are the trusted critical connection between the business and the workers on the floor.
Job Responsibility:
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
Commit 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
Make staffing decisions
Investigate and resolve disciplinary issues up to and including suspensions and terminations
Will be responsible for driving operational excellence and detailed execution in the areas of cost reduction, discard reduction, annual productivity improvements, inventory turnover, regulatory completion 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
Sustain a clean and safe work area using 6S principles
Learn, understand and apply meticulous quality standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
Requirements:
Must have basic English written and oral communication skills adequate to communicate with other team members
Requires a B.S. or equivalent, preferably in a technical discipline
5-7 years experience in all aspects of the manufacturing process
Ability to lead activities of departments through subordinates who exercise full supervision in terms of cost, methods, and employees
Ability to interpret and analyze statistical data and information and financial reports, understand and resolve technical difficulties, collaborate with internal engineering/technical authorities and external technical representatives, lead 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
What we offer:
Shift flexibility to trade shifts and leverage overtime opportunities
Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
160 hours of Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
401K match
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Opportunities for you to continue to learn through training, conferences, certifications, and support for advanced degrees
Growth from role to role or level to level is encouraged and is supported by management to ensure employees are consistently engaged with their work