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Your role at Baxter
Every day, Baxter touches the lives of millions of patients and providers worldwide who rely on our essential hospital and renal products and services.
Baxter’s products and therapies are on nearly every floor, in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. Baxter’s employees are building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of healthcare innovations that enable patient care.
Our dedication to our mission means we are there when patients and healthcare professionals need us, during the critical moments that matter most!
The Lead Maintenance Technician is the front-line assistant supervisor for the maintenance department. They direct day to day activities for all manufacturing maintenance personnel on their shift. This position reports to the Maintenance Supervisor.
What you will be doing
- Assign employees to specific jobs
- Monitors employee job performance and provides feedback
- Ensures that all work is documented consistent with Good Manufacturing Practices
- Conducts weekly communication meetings with employees reviewing safety and staff notes
- Works with internal customers to resolve product, service, and quality issues
- Works with internal customers to prioritize work
- Monitoring and ensuring that employees in their assigned are up to date on assigned training
- Uses Maximo to spearhead work orders and to review PMs, crib/stockroom parts, reports, etc.
- Enters service requests into Maximo and leads the dispatch system
- Works with the Planning & Scheduling Supervisor/Planner to ensure PMs are not past due
- Drives continuous improvements in 6S initiatives
- A primary trainer for new Maintenance Tech and Maintenance Apprentices that are working in their area
- Drive Engagement in the team through modeling our Leader Behaviors:
- Communication – actively keep work group informed. Own the message and speak with one voice with site leadership
- Recognition – regularly acknowledge and celebrate the achievements, contributions, and efforts from the team
- Feedback – provide positive coaching and development of team members and consistently manage performance and behavior issues with dignity and respect
- Enabling Success – ensure team members have what they need to be successful every day, and in their career aspirations
What you will bring
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Minimum 3 years in a manufacturing environment or Industrial Manufacturing / Production Maintenance environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment, Industrial Manufacturing/Production Maintenance preferred.
- Leadership experience
- Must have electrical/electronic/Radio Frequency (RF) knowledge, mechanical skills, and maintenance repair, working knowledge of injection molding and molds or ability to learn.
- Able to work with limited supervision, have strong communication skills, both verbally and written, good documentation skills, strong computer skills, strong organizational skills, customer oriented, work effectively under stressful conditions.
Physical / Safety Requirements
- Duties may require overtime work, including nights and weekends
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
- Must be able to carry and climb 10 ft. ladders.
- Must be able to stand and work at two-hour minimum intervals.
- Must be able to work in tight spaces.
- Position requires standing and walking for extended periods of time
To that end, this position has a salary range of $36,000.00 to $90,000. The above range represents the expected salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.
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.
The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.
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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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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