Cdl Delivery Driver/Service Specialist - Earth City, Mo

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Your role at Baxter

The Service Specialist (CDL Delivery Driver) is responsible for safely operating an 18 to 24-foot commercial vehicle while delivering dialysis products to a diverse home patient base, as well as, kidney dialysis centers. Home patient visits consist of delivering dialysis solution, rotation of stock, and order accuracy assurance with occasional order pick-ups and returns.

Schedule: 4 day work week with weekends off (5am-3pm/6am-4pm) some overnights

WHAT WE OFFER FROM DAY 1:

• $2,500 sign on bonus
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance coverage
• Vision and Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Flexible Health Care Spending Accounts
• Educational Assistance Plan
• Ability to work overtime

Your team

This position is physically demanding and requires this person to make deliveries in exciting locations as our customer base resides in urban and rural localities. Home deliveries will require the incumbent to deliver up to, and at times in excess of 45 cases per delivery.

The Service Specialist works closely with multiple levels of the supply chain; including but not limited to, dialysis patients, regional office staff, customer service team, and healthcare professionals.

What you'll bring

• Minimum of 21 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid Class A or Class B Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL) - Air Brake endorsement, MVR check must meet minimum standards as well as understand and follow all DOT rules and requirement
• Valid Medical Card
• Minimum of 1 year of driving comparable equipment with inside delivery experience preferred.
• Ability to maintain driver HOS log using Electronic Logging Device (ELD).
• Pass Industrial Capabilities Test
• Perform multiple day routes that include some overnight travel
• Safely operate material handling equipment such as lift gates, ramps, pallet jacks, walkie rider, Liftkar (stair climbers)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; strong social skills; ability to facilitate and work effectively in diverse, multi-functional teams.
• Follow all safety rules for equipment use and driving outlined by Baxter and DOT
• Ability to adequately distinguish colors to identify product labels

Physical Environment:

• Working environment encompasses all areas of a distribution center, tractor trailer, patient homes, and dialysis centers
• Repetitive lifting and moving of cases weighing up to 50 pounds
• Frequent entering and exiting of vehicle
• Frequent bending, crouching, twisting, reaching, grasping, climbing, and balancing
• Frequent kneeling, squatting and wrist turning
• Work efficiently and effectively in extreme cold and/or extreme heat

Baxter plans to spin off our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into an independent, publicly traded company. The new standalone entity will leverage our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. With its own investment priorities and enhanced management focus, the company will be better positioned to pursue growth opportunities and invest in innovation. We will build on our leadership in the kidney care space, fueled by our steadfast focus on innovation, our passion for patients and their families and our expertise in operational excellence.

This is where you can make an impact.

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 $48,000 to $66,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on 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.

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.

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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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