Quality Technician - Line Operations (Day Shift)

Baxter•Round Lake, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Baxter, every person deserves a chance to live a healthy life, a founding belief since 1931. The company is redefining healthcare delivery with a mission to Save and Sustain Lives, driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Individuals are empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact, striving for efficient and effective operations and delivering exceptional results. As a Quality Technician, you are creative, thorough, and a hands-on do-er, embracing challenges and applying collaborative team powers to achieve great results. You are motivated by varied work, navigating internal processes to facilitate products you believe in. You can absorb and act on complex procedures and data, and train peers if needed, taking pride in efficiency without sacrificing safety or quality. Within the Quality function, every role makes a difference, with products shipped worldwide for patients. Individuals are given trust and opportunity to bring creativity to solve production hurdles. The mission to save and sustain lives is embedded in everything, prioritizing quality over quantity. The Quality team values both independent and collaborative work, drawing energy from plant or office environments. The team builds relationships based on reliability, ethics, and care, leaning on colleagues' expertise and holding each other accountable. There is an open dialogue to foster trust and improve products. This role involves supporting various assignments within Baxter's quality systems, including ensuring label copy control, sample management, documentation review, oversight of floor shop activities, and other quality department functions. This is a 2/2/3 day shift position, working 12-hour shifts from 6:00 am - 6:30 pm.

Requirements

The candidate must not be allergic to penicillin or cephalosporin drugs
HS Diploma or equivalent is required.
Basic science, math, and computer skills (including Microsoft Word and Excel) are required.
Good writing, verbal communication, and problem-solving skills are required.
Ability to work in a team environment and make independent decisions based on procedural and regulatory requirements
Must be able to work flexible hours in a dynamic environment with minimal direct supervision.
Will work in both Drug Delivery and Penicillin facilities as needed.
Overtime may be required to meet the production schedule.
Must be able to work every other weekend.
Visual Acuity 20/20 Near Vision with or without corrective vision required

Nice To Haves

6 months of experience in manufacturing/quality preferred.
It is desirable for the candidate to have experience with the requirements of current Good Manufacturing & Documentation Practices in pharma manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities

Makes detailed observations, analyzes data, and interprets results.
Maintains department equipment and inventory levels for controlled materials.
Owns monthly inventory cycle count initiation and variance follow-up.
Perform routine inspections as the provider of floor shop oversight, quality checks, and in-process product inspections of finishing product areas.
Interacts with manufacturing and supervision to address quality process or batch-related concerns.
Performs process compliance audits of all manufacturing areas to ensure quality of product/process (TIQs) is achieved.
Performs troubleshooting, works independently, and makes decisions based on general guidance and existing procedural requirements.
Performs product functional testing in support of equipment validations.
Identifies process improvements and escalates to Line Operations Supervision and/or Management.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

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
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
paid parental leave
commuting benefits
Employee Discount Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
childcare benefits