Facilities Reliability Specialist

Baxter International Inc. • Round Lake, IL

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Provide maintenance leadership to the Facilities Maintenance Department. This position will provide highly technical mechanical and electrical system troubleshooting and repair to complex system failures. This position will also be responsible for the coordination of facility maintenance activities related to the staff at the Round Lake Drug Delivery and Penicillin buildings. This position will direct the work of Facilities Maintenance Technicians to ensure that all PM and work orders are completed in a timely manner to minimize equipment downtime and improve system reliability. This position will assign work to mechanics and ensure the coordination of work between all shifts. This position works closely with the maintenance manager, supervisors, planners, engineers, vendors, contractors, and customers. Must be able to communicate with upper levels of plant management concerning progress of the work or special problems that would affect production or the status of critical systems.

Requirements

• Must not be allergic to Penicillin or Cephalosporins.
• Ten or more years of maintenance experience is required or five or more years with Maximo/CMM software management.
• Special skills needed in the performance of this position include experience with mechanical systems such as boilers, air conditioning equipment, chillers, air compressors, etc.
• Experience with personal computers including maintenance management systems, basic Microsoft office programs, is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry with water for injection is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance project management to mechanical and electrical system issues.
• Develop root cause solutions to system problems resulting in continuous improvement.
• Work with maintenance planner to coordinate repairs of major equipment or system problems.
• Provide technical expertise and training to all mechanic levels.
• Oversee maintenance project work and coordinate the activities of mechanics.
• Hire and manage contract labor for small maintenance related projects.
• Coordinate system shutdowns with other departments within the facility to minimize any impact to operations.

Benefits

• 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
• paid holidays
• paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• family and medical leaves of absence
• paid parental leave
• commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• childcare benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees