Manufacturing Supervisor

Baxter International Inc. • Saint Paul, MN

27d

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. Summary: Supervise daily activities in a specific production area to ensure manufacturing goals and project deadlines are met while maintaining compliance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs), SOPs, environmental health and safety (EHS) guidelines and any other regulations that may apply. Monitor and insure efficiency and effectiveness in various areas and train employees. Perform all duties with a focus on optimizing safety, quality, service and cost.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. List knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills with ability to interface well with other departments and lead effectively and efficiently in a team environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a manufacturing plant setting.
• Strong professional writing skills and ability to prepare technical reports.
• Ability to understand GMPs and other regulatory guidelines applicable to the medical/pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong assessment and troubleshooting skills.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to use enterprise software.
• Interact with all levels of personnel to analyze and solve problems related to manufacturing, Quality, documentation, and personnel issues.)
• Work in and facilitate a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to collect and analyze data and information to determine paths for process improvement and potential root cause
• Ability to respond to detailed inquiries, and present information to groups and senior management.
• General knowledge of manufacturing business acumen.
• May be required to supervise multiple groups.
• BS degree in a business, scientific, or engineering discipline with 1 year of manufacturing experience or high school diploma or equivalent with 3 years related manufacturing experience.
• Bachelor's degree required for ongoing career progression.
• Repetitive work for long periods, typically sitting.
• Very good manual dexterity is required.
• Ability to bend and to lift up to 35#.
• Must be able to work in a class 10,000 clean room following gowning and related guidelines.
• A variety of chemicals are used in the production areas routinely.
• Assembly and inspection of small components and materials with limited visual contrast requires vision to be correctable to20/20.
• Must be able to work in a class 10,000 clean room following gowning and related guidelines.
• A variety of chemicals are used in the manufacturing areas routinely.
• Many of the company’s products are made of bovine pericardial tissues. The handling (with surgical gloves and other protective devices) of these products is common.
• Assembly and inspection of small components and materials with limited visual contrast requires vision to be correctable to 20/20.
• Ability to work closely with and provide work direction to others in a diverse culture and in high demand situations.
• Every employee is responsible for performing his/her job safely and for calling to management’s attention of unsafe conditions, practices, or equipment.
• May require overtime to meet production schedule.
• Ability at times to bend and stretch and to lift up to 35#.
• This job also involves hazardous materials and hazardous waste responsibilities which include understanding and complying with hazardous materials and hazardous waste regulations for job duties such as: proper handling, storage, hazardous waste in-house treatment using neutralization and dilution systems, and labeling requirements for hazardous materials and hazardous waste.

Responsibilities

• Communicates guidance, support, direction and leadership through effective interactions with all personnel during daily operations.
• Supervises the day-to-day production, scheduling, staffing, material management, compliance, training and auditing activities.
• Identifies/prioritizes/provides resources as appropriate.
• Interviews, hires, coaches, motivates, develops, recognizes and manages performance of direct reports.
• Reviews, approves, and manages documentation for batch and system records.
• Assists in release of product for distribution and meeting product release time goals.
• Identifies, initiates and facilitates continuous improvements, lean manufacturing activities and initiatives, such as 5S, visual management, kaizens.
• Insures resources and raw materials are utilized in the most efficient and productive manner possible.
• Develops training content and facilitates and verifies appropriate training for employees in the area.
• Ensures compliance with all GMP rules, product documentation, specifications, SOPs, and FDA requirements as required.
• Submits and/or maintains and distribute reports related to attendance, labor, efficiency, safety, scrap and others as needed.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees