Maintenance Manager

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

The Facilities Manager is responsible for consistently maintaining the 855,000 sq ft CRT facility, including 31,000 sq ft of cold chain technology including cooler, freezer and blast freezer while complying with all regulatory standards & expectations. The expectation is always meet or exceed the needs of operation, through effective & timely execution of the preventative maintenance programs, immediate response to equipment failures, ensuring that repairs are cost effective and performed in the most effective & timely manner possible. Promotes the spirit of continuous improvement and growth within the department, at all times.

Accountable for Strategy Development and Budgeting of overall maintenance budget spending of $1 million annually.  Ownership of maintenance functions associated with Laser Guided Vehicle solutions/implementations of $5 million investment responsibilities include but not limited to facilities and equipment maintenance. Reporting directly to this role will be a Team Lead and 7 Maintenance Technicians across 3 shifts of Operations.

What you'll be doing

• Monitor and manage PM schedules for:Office and break areas.

• DC facility and grounds 

• 90 interlocking dock doors and dock plates

• Each area of the cold chain facility

• 120-unit fleet of reach trucks, dock stockers, sit down lifts, etc.

• 50-unit fleet of golf carts, maintenance carts

• 13 Laser Guided Vehicles (LGV’s)

• 3 automated induction lines for LGV

• Wastewater tank farm

• Manage and coordinate facilities-related tasks to ensure that all work/projects are completed within time, cost, and quality constraints.

• Review and provide recommendation for award of construction contracts; ensures the effective use of material, equipment, and personnel in sustaining the facility infrastructure.

• Support and / or own Capex initiatives and deploy key strategies for building improvements.

• Primary point of contact and relationship manager for external vendors and service providers.  Ability to work with multiple contractors and vendors to schedule repairs, service, as well trouble-shoot security, fire, janitorial services, and other facility compliance-related systems, including performing contractor EHS training and project management.

• Owning and managing short term capital projects budget associated with updating current fleet of Powered Industrial Vehicles with enhanced safety features and proximity controlling technologies.

• Primary contact for annual risk management inspections and associated client audits/inspections, including hot work permits, facility sprinkler system maintenance, testing and impairment programs.  Responsible for audit report responses and coordination of closing associated action items in a timely manner.

• Creating and Managing budgets for the design and maintaining of a regulatory compliant pest control program, including reporting monthly data/trends. Initiating and completing corrective actions related to pest control in a timely manner.

• Support client and regulatory audits on pest control, housekeeping and facility subject matter, CAPA closeouts and audit responses, as needed.

• Assists EHS Manager to implement and maintain a waste management program across the facility, including categorizing waste, storage and disposal, inspections, record keeping and reporting, and other compliance activities required to meet local, state & federal environmental regulations. Monitors, tests, and manages wastewater tank system.

• Develops and implements a fire protection management program, including periodic inspection, monitoring and maintenance of the system, facilitate audits/ inspections with risk insurers and clients, close open actions in a timely manner.

• Provides technical expertise and resources, cooperating and coordinating with all facility departments