Production Supervisor, 2nd shift

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your Role at Baxter

Deep knowledge of and experience with manufacturing processes. Understand the importance of building relationships, establishing order, and maintaining clear communication channels. As a Production Supervisor, you are a leader who is willing to listen and inspire others by your actions. You also appreciate the stability of a large multinational company with a long history of growth and success. This role positions you to be directly involved in the physical production that enables Baxter to fulfill our mission to save and sustain lives. As a Leader, you are the trusted critical connection between the business and the workers on the floor.

Your Team

Baxter is focused on saving and sustaining lives by finding solutions to complex problems. Each day, the manufacturing team strives to create quality products for our customers—and are sometimes met with unforeseen issues to tackle. The high-caliber talent at Baxter meets these challenges head-on, as a team, to create products with the customer's needs top-of-mind!

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Ensure effective employee relations. Provide employee coaching and development. Resolve employee issues. Complete objective setting and performance reviews in a timely manner.

• Ensure the Environmental, Health and Safety framework is understood and followed by all employees. Ensure a Zero Harm work environment!

• Build accident reports and perform accident investigations. Implement corrective actions.

• Balance quality, efficiency, cost, delivery, and employee morale to achieve desired results in all areas. Work to continuously improve all areas. Follow lean manufacturing methods (lean daily management, eliminate waste, make problems visible etc.).

• Ensure all regulatory requirements are met (complete and accurate training records, MPS, SOP’s, work instructions, DHR, signature records). Participate in Be-Ready quality audits.

• Review production plan, moving labor to meet schedule attainment.

• Handle departmental performance metrics, including Tier 1 (cell measure boards) and Tier 2 (Gemba boards).

• Provide leadership to the Gemba teams by conducting daily meetings, weekly project meetings and 5S audits.

What You’ll Bring:

• HS diploma / GED with 7 or more years of leadership experience OR Associate’s degree with 3 or more years of leadership experience.

• Experience in Manufacturing/Production environment desired.

• Excellent verbal and written communication and mentoring skills.

• Ability to problem solve and work cross-functionally.

• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.

• Strong supervisory and leadership abilities.

• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

• Ability to read and analyze information.

• Adept at balancing multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Proficiency with prioritizing and meeting deadlines.

• Excellent time management.

• Process improvement mentality.

Physical Requirements:

• The worker is required to have natural or corrected near-distance visual acuity of 20/25 and the ability to differentiate between colors.

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time 

• Must have good hand to eye coordination and dexterity

• Dynamic Lifting capability:  Must have the ability to lift 40 pounds at a time. 

Work Environment:

This is a manufacturing environment regulated by the FDA and many other work rules to prevent damage to the product we manufacture.  Some of those work rules include but are not limited to: 

• Wearing a static protective smock at all times while in the work area

• Wearing a groun