Sobre este puesto de Mfg Supervisor en Baxter
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 Team
As a Manufacturing Supervisor, you will lead a production team to achieve daily Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People objectives. You will work closely with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Planning, and EHS teams to ensure efficient and compliant manufacturing operations.
What You'll Be Doing
- Supervise daily manufacturing activities and execute the production plan.
- Manage staffing, attendance, and manpower allocation based on production needs.
- Ensure materials, equipment, documentation, and trained personnel are available before production starts.
- Lead, train, coach, and develop team members while supporting cross-training initiatives.
- Coordinate setups, PM activities, validations, startups, and equipment changeovers.
- Ensure compliance with SOPs, quality standards, process parameters, and safety requirements.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), including Safety, Quality, Production vs. Plan, OEE, Downtime, Scrap, Productivity, and On-Time Delivery.
- Investigate production issues, lead root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and increase productivity.
- Conduct Gemba walks to identify and resolve production barriers.
- Ensure accurate manufacturing documentation and effective shift-to-shift communication.
- Promote a Zero-Harm culture and compliance with EHS and 6S requirements.
What You'll Bring
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field preferred.
- Previous supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience managing production schedules and production teams.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
- Knowledge of manufacturing operations, quality systems, and continuous improvement tools.
- Experience with KPI management and problem-solving methodologies such as 5 Whys and Root Cause Analysis.
- Strong organizational, communication, and decision-making abilities.
- Proficiency with manufacturing systems and Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)
This is where your well-being matters. 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. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter
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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