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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. The Sr. Manufacturing Manager is a strategically important leader for the site, they are responsible for all aspects of production to ensure our products are safe, meet all quality standards, delivered on time and in full and at the right cost. As a key leader to this site, they will ensure we are passionate about achieving the vision of this site to be the premier site at Baxter for talent, innovation, and operational excellence. They will have direct responsibilities for guiding their team to ensure each of every member understands how they help to achieve our vision and ultimately fulfill our mission to save and sustain lives.
Job Responsibility:
Establishes, or recommends to management, major corporate manufacturing strategies, objectives, and policies for company
Support the rollout of a Total Predictive Maintenance program to minimize equipment failures associated to predictable tendency
Review production timetables and manages manufacturing activities to ensure production schedule adherence and quality of products align with specifications
Reviews manufacturing engineering performance reports and resolves technical and upkeep issues to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays
Directs preparation of budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification
Drive value improvement programs
Reviews production schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations
Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products
Prepares operational schedules and coordinates production processes to ensure that the quality and output of products meet specifications
Reviews production and operating reports and addresses operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to keep costs low and avert operational delays
Inspects machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization through OEE
Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards
Complies, stores, and retrieves production data
Ability to communicate at all Plant levels, interacting with labor force to promote a teamwork environment
Follow-up projects through completion
Active participation on areas and plant meetings (weekly, monthly, annually) as requested
Fill out area’s reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis as requested
Fill out expense and allowance reports (daily, weekly, monthly, annually) upon request
Perform physical inventory and reconcile differences (quarterly)
Develop areas budgetary requirements (annually) and forecasts (quarterly)
Drive the team to achieve the proposed goal in compliance to all internal and external regulations and standards
Perform weekly, monthly, and annually reports as required
Ensure all audits are responded on schedule
Identify and complete long term strategic goals to ensure balanced competitive advantages by implementing operational strategies that ensure predictive and consistent results
and continuous improvement
Identify, initiates and facilitates continuous improvements, lean manufacturing activities and initiatives, such as 6S, visual management, kaizen
Contribute to the implementation of quality initiatives such as internal and supplier performance metrics
Develop and enhance managerial and leadership skills across the organization
Develop teams and ensure personnel accountability
Ensure regulatory knowledge and compliance
Maintain Baxter’s commitment to high standards for compliance, passion and business integrity
Consistent improvement of financial areas
Capable of handling many projects and balancing multiple tasks at the same time
Available to work Holidays, extra hours, or any shift when required (eg. Shutdowns, external audits-FDA, ISO 9002, Corporate-, special projects
Willing to travel
Must keep the work area clean and in order condition
Should be able to work within minimum supervision
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree required - MBA preferred - 10+ years manufacturing/operations experience including 3 years of leading leaders
Fully bilingual in English and Spanish, with the ability to effectively communicate—both verbally and in writing—in both languages
Demonstrated ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents
Skilled in responding to inquiries or concerns from customers, regulatory agencies, and members of the business community in a professional and timely manner
Strong professional writing and communication skills including reports, presentations, speeches, and articles, ensuring alignment with established style and format standards
Proven capability to clearly present complex information to diverse audiences
Lead multiple priorities in a manufacturing plant setting
analyze and draw conclusions from scientific and statistical data
Apply data analysis to solve problems and make strategic decisions
understand GMPs and other applicable regulatory guidelines and ability to handle audit-related activities
Strong assessment and troubleshooting skills, collecting and analyzing data/information to resolve paths for process improvement and potential root cause
Ability to respond to detailed inquiries and present information to groups and senior leaders
Validated critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Solid understanding of manufacturing business acumen
Green or Black Belt certification preferred
Proven track record of meeting budgets, schedules and performance requirements and holding other accountable to the same
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
Nice to have:
Green or Black Belt certification preferred
MBA preferred
What we offer:
Medical and dental coverage that start on day one
Insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
Flexible Spending Accounts
Educational assistance programs
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