Quality Lab Technician - Particulate Matter (7am-7pm)

This is where your creativity addresses challenges

You are creative, thorough, and a heads-down do-er. You embrace a challenge and truly apply the collaborative powers of your team to produce great results. You are motivated by work that is never the same from one day to the next. As a Quality Laboratory Technician- Particulate Matter, you are unafraid of navigating through vital internal processes to facilitate a product you deeply believe in. You can absorb and act on sophisticated procedures and data and train your team or peers if needed. You take pride in getting things done quickly without sacrificing safety or quality.

Your Team at Baxter

Within Quality, every role makes a difference. Products that Baxter makes are shipped worldwide for patients in need. Whether it's building a new process from scratch or facing a never-before-seen production hurdle, individuals within Quality are given the trust and opportunity to bring creativity to the table. Regardless of your specific role with a product, it is sure to touch a portion of our global operation.

The mission of Baxter is to save and sustain lives. This mission is embedded into everything we do. This means if there is a decision to be made where quantity and quality are at odds, we will always choose quality. Our patients come first, always.

The Quality function values both working together as a team and independently. We draw energy from working in a plant or an office where there are opportunities to collaborate. As the company evolves, so does the way our team approaches work as it strives to create top-of-the-line products. You will be responsible for performing finished product testing of solution in accordance with USP <1790> by vacuum filtration and subsequent visual inspection of filter to detect visual particles within defined timeframes.

We build relationships with each other to get work done. Building these relationships is easy because we all share common traits of being reliable, ethical, and caring. We lean on our colleagues for their expertise and hold each other accountable. We feel empowered to speak up when there's a new insight or opportunity to improve something. This open dialog builds trust within the team and helps create a better product for our customers.

What we offer from Day One:

• Shift flexibility to trade shifts and leverage overtime opportunities
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• 160 hours of Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• 401K match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

What you'll be doing

• Collect supplemental PM samples throughout the facility following Standard Operating Procedures on a defined frequency
• Conduct testing of products in compliance with USP <1790> and USP <788> methodology
• Adhere to aseptic techniques to maintain the integrity of samples and prevent contamination
• Visually inspect filters for presence of particulate matter size 150 microns or higher
• Prepare and calibrate testing equipment and solutions per standard operating procedures
• Troubleshoot, raise, and resolve issues related to testing procedures or equipment
• Collaborate with other quality team members to ensure samples are collected, delivered, tested, and released within defined timeframes
• Promptly communicate issues with testing or inspection testing, including out of limits
• Collaborate with internal investigators to troubleshoot testing process in the event of product out of limits
• Participate in internal and external audits / inspections

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of quality principles and Good Manufacturing Practice, including Good Documentation Practice
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to focus on repetitive tasks
• Digital liter