Equipment Maintenance Technician

Baxter•Round Lake, IL

About The Position

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. Your role at Baxter Shifts: Thursday-Saturday and every other Wednesday 5pm-5:30am Sunday-Tuesday and every other Wednesday 5pm-5:30am You will be responsible for providing a high level of maintenance support for all equipment in the Galaxy filling process. This includes maintaining equipment in all areas of the Mix, Fill and Finishing complexes at the Drug Delivery and Penicillin facilities. This position ensures manufacturing lines are well maintained and ready to run during planned production time. This requires providing on time PM completion, constant monitoring during production to spot and solve issues before they affect production. Will provide a high level of troubleshooting ability to repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems. It is customary to provide service on an emergency basis, including overtime, weekends and during plant shutdowns. You will become familiar with corporate specifications and plant SOP’s governing the operation of the Galaxy process and local GMP. Must adhere to all plant safety rules and direct others in the proper application of plant safety. The successful candidate will drive innovation and continuous improvement, able to work independently and closely with manufacturing, engineering and quality groups to resolve issues. This position will support Sr. Field Service Technicians and Lead Maintenance Technicians with scheduling and timely PM completion. This position requires lifting up to 100 pounds on a periodic basis. Walking and traveling between Drug Delivery and Penicillin buildings throughout all seasons. What you'll be doing A Maintenance Technician requires little supervision to accomplish his/her objectives. This individual looks for ways to improve their knowledge and skill set through additional training and takes a proactive role in safe work practices and leads by example. Points out unsafe conditions and practices to others and supports the C2S initiative. Understands corporate specifications and plant SOP’s governing the operation of the Galaxy process and local GMP. Monitor assigned manufacturing lines and communicate with manufacturing to reduce down time. Provide a high level of troubleshooting ability to repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems. Review current PMs, verify parts are in stock and complete PMs on time. Build and rebuild machine assemblies. Communicate equipment issues and work status to supervision, manufacturing, and management per the plant’s Stop and Fix guidelines. Initiate work orders using the Maximo CMMS system. Perform PM work and assign work related to the Galaxy process when work is required to maintain equipment reliability and efficiency. Ensure proper and timely completion of related documentation. Note in Maximo or other downtime tracking method any problems, breakdowns or alarms related to all equipment. Initiate a work order, and additional documentation required to resolve the issue. Review equipment trends related to the issues and support efforts to eliminate reoccurring problems. The Maintenance Technician will share knowledge and train less experienced technicians in the Galaxy process and all related equipment including safety, 6S, PM’s associated with the RLD and RLN facilities. Learn to handle robots in all normal production modes, troubleshoot and identify problems related to robots, machine output and quality defects as they occur. Solicit help from Lead technicians and engineering assistance when needed. Perform all other duties as assigned. Adhere to the Baxter Code of Conduct. Maintain 100% on time completion of all required training.

Requirements

A candidate must not be allergic to Penicillin and Cephalosporin or their related products and minerals .
High school diploma or GED equivalent required, technical certifications a plus.
3 or more years manufacturing systems experience preferred.
2 or more years of manufacturing systems experience with Associates degree.
1 or more year of manufacturing systems experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
Prior experience working in an FDA regulated environment preferred.
Ability to read & understand electrical, mechanical and pneumatic drawings.
Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Develop strong troubleshooting skills.
Develop a good understanding of programmable logic controllers.
Must be able to work with limited supervision, have strong teamwork and communication skills, both verbally and written, good documentation skills and practices, strong computer skills, customer oriented, work safely and effectively under stressful conditions.
Skilled in MS Word, MS Excel and Maximo or similar CMMS.
Visual acuity 20/20 Near Vision with or without corrective vision required.

Nice To Haves

Associates degree in a technical discipline or above a plus.
Experience with energy management, conservation and sustainability projects.
Desire to broaden knowledge and improve skill level is imperative.

Responsibilities

Provide a high level of maintenance support for all equipment in the Galaxy filling process.
Maintain equipment in all areas of the Mix, Fill and Finishing complexes at the Drug Delivery and Penicillin facilities.
Ensure manufacturing lines are well maintained and ready to run during planned production time.
Provide on time PM completion, constant monitoring during production to spot and solve issues before they affect production.
Provide a high level of troubleshooting ability to repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
Provide service on an emergency basis, including overtime, weekends and during plant shutdowns.
Become familiar with corporate specifications and plant SOP’s governing the operation of the Galaxy process and local GMP.
Adhere to all plant safety rules and direct others in the proper application of plant safety.
Drive innovation and continuous improvement, able to work independently and closely with manufacturing, engineering and quality groups to resolve issues.
Support Sr. Field Service Technicians and Lead Maintenance Technicians with scheduling and timely PM completion.
Monitor assigned manufacturing lines and communicate with manufacturing to reduce down time.
Review current PMs, verify parts are in stock and complete PMs on time.
Build and rebuild machine assemblies.
Communicate equipment issues and work status to supervision, manufacturing, and management per the plant’s Stop and Fix guidelines.
Initiate work orders using the Maximo CMMS system.
Perform PM work and assign work related to the Galaxy process when work is required to maintain equipment reliability and efficiency.
Ensure proper and timely completion of related documentation.
Note in Maximo or other downtime tracking method any problems, breakdowns or alarms related to all equipment.
Initiate a work order, and additional documentation required to resolve the issue.
Review equipment trends related to the issues and support efforts to eliminate reoccurring problems.
Share knowledge and train less experienced technicians in the Galaxy process and all related equipment including safety, 6S, PM’s associated with the RLD and RLN facilities.
Learn to handle robots in all normal production modes, troubleshoot and identify problems related to robots, machine output and quality defects as they occur.
Solicit help from Lead technicians and engineering assistance when needed.
Perform all other duties as assigned.
Adhere to the Baxter Code of Conduct.
Maintain 100% on time completion of all required training.

Benefits

Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.
Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and 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.
Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

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