Facilities Manager

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.

Baxter's Mission

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

This is where we make life-saving products

You have deep knowledge of and experience with manufacturing processes. You understand the importance of building relationships, establishing order, and maintaining clear communication channels. As a Facilities Manager, 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 Facilities Manager positions you to be directly involved in the physical production that enables Baxter to fulfill our mission to save and sustain lives. This is where you will manage and coordinate the activities of the maintenance organization to insure efficient daily performance of manufacturing equipment. You will monitor and control labor and capital expenditures and perform all duties with a focus on optimizing safety, quality, service and cost.

Your Team

Baxter is focused on saving and sustaining lives by finding solutions to complex problems. Each day, the manufacturing team strives to create quality products for our customers—and are sometimes met with unforeseen issues to solve. The high-caliber talent at Baxter meets these challenges head-on, as a team, to create products with the customer's needs top-of-mind. We build relationships with each other to get work done.

As a multidisciplinary environment, we are always learning from others and exchanging ideas. This means we are open to new opinions and encourage Baxter employees always to be their authentic selves and celebrate our various backgrounds.

A manufacturing facility is a high-energy environment with little downtime. We have robust processes that ensure our employees are safe and healthy—both mentally and physically. We pride ourselves on being top of the line regarding cleanliness and safety.

We provide 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.

What you'll be doing

• Responsible for implementing and supervising daily maintenance activities in the production, critical utilities and facility areas. Coordinates preventive and planned maintenance activities as required.

• Interviews, hires, trains, coaches, motivates, develops, recognizes and manages performance of direct reports.

• Leads projects to support evolving business needs.

• Participates in the decision to purchase new equipment.

• Research, assess and give input to proposal for capital projects and new technology and equipment installations.

• Lead site energy management programs.

• Ensure execution and documentation of effective and appropriate equipment maintenance.

• Identify, initiate and facilitate lean manufacturing activities and initiatives, such as 6S, visual management, kaizens. Track KPIs and identify continual improvements such as downtime reduction and scrap reduction.

• Develop, implement and maintain business processes, standard operating procedures and work instructions.

• Maintains network to local and regional maintenance companies and equipment suppliers to support the facility's maintenance needs.

• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to use enterprise software such as JDE/SAP. Experience with CMMS – computerized maintenance management systems required. Proficiency with Maximo preferred.

• Proven track record of driving continual Improvement in Safety and quality.

• Experience and aptitude for redesign and modification to enhance equipment performance.

• Ability to modify or develop control logic to enhance equipment performance.

• Ability to read and understand mechanical, electrical drawings, flowcharts, and/or other drawings of a technical nature.

• Ability to work under pressure and respond with a sense of urgency and motivate team to do the same.

• Ability and willingness to expand knowledge and scope in maintenance techniques and new equipment technologies.

• Proven track record of interpersonal and leadership skills with ability to interface well with other departments and lead effectively and efficiently in a team environment. Must be able to set clear goals and expectations and drive accountability throughout department.

• Availability to support plant's hours of operation and be on call as required.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree required (Engineer or Technical degree preferred)

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment with experience in a GMP regulated environment strongly preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years of Management/leadership experience required.

• Experience with CMMS – computerized maintenance management systems required.

• Proficiency with Maximo preferred.

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 $112,000 - $154,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than that 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.

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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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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