Sr Quality Technician, 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

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 Sr Quality Technician, you are unafraid of navigating through necessary internal processes to facilitate a product you deeply believe in. You can absorb and act on complex 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

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.

What You'll Be Doing

• Monitor product quality through the performance of required Visual and Functional Testing. Maintain a working knowledge of statistically based Sampling Plans and their applications.

• Monitor processes through the implementation of World Class Manufacturing Strategies, including Statistical Process Control (SPC). Responsible for generating and interpreting SPC control charts.

• Ensure the accuracy of measurements on process control sheets from machined products using measurement tooling and Drawing specifications.

• Perform periodic audits of manufacturing practices and local procedures. Support the corrective and preventive action process by recommending a course of action and coordinating activity during exception situations.

• Responsible for gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and distributing process relevant data.

• Promote continuous improvement through participation (i.e. team leader / facilitator or major contributor) in Process Management Team program.

• May train others to process and production procedures

• Promote Quality Culture through participation of ICARE projects and daily communication with the production floor.

• Ensure that records/documents are maintained in accordance with regulatory requirements

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree with 1-3 related experience or Associates degree with 2-4 years related experience or High School diploma with 4-6 years related experience.

• Experience in a pharmaceutical or Medical device (ISO13485) is helpful.

• Must be familiar with cGMP and FDA requirements.

• Must have strong computer / data skills.

• Demonstrated attention to detail, accuracy and analytical skills required.

• Must have good communication skills and ability to effectively communicate across all departments and levels of management.

• Must be able to prioritize work responsibilities & work independently.

• May be required to work flexible hours and overtime on short notice.

• ASQ CQT preferred

• Be familiar with office software such as MS Word and Excel.

• Ability to read schematics and blueprints is desired.

• Experience on IPC-A-610 is a plus.

Physical Demands

• Be able to sit for most of the work day.

• Ability to stand or walk for long periods as well.

• Good hand to eye coordination and dexterity

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

• Visual acuity of 20/25 or better, with corrective lenses as needed, required.

• Color visual acuity required.

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 ground wrist strap and plugging that wrist strap into the working table.

• Working in close proximity to other employees.

• Working in an environment that is temperature and humidity controlled.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $54,400 - $74,800 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

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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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Reasonable Accommodations

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