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About Baxter’s Cleveland, MS Facility:

Cleveland’s technology and automation are cutting edge. It is the U.S. sole source for plastic pour bottles, glass IV, and various reconstitution devices. This facility has a number of major product lines with a diverse array of automated manufacturing technologies ranging from bottle solution filling, injection molding, and device assembly.
Our Cleveland plant has been an integral part of Baxter for over 60 years. The work is challenging and rewarding, as Baxter offers competitive compensation and benefits. Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Position Summary

Recognized as a leader in the maintenance department. Responsible for the strategic planning of the assigned maintenance department. Provides leadership within the maintenance organization and leads the organization’s engineers, supervisors and technicians. Responsible for the area budget and headcount resources. Directs the team to complete projects and programs within boundaries of quality, time and budget. Based on significant technical and managerial expertise, creates a strategy and structure to improve asset availability for the department. Provides technical direction to staff. Fosters an environment of creativity and innovation in completing departmental responsibilities and goals.

Job Responsibilities

• Create and maintain an environment where team members experience personal and professional growth and become a more self-directed team.
• Drive the site wide culture as it relates to equipment reliability.
• Provides strategic planning leadership by setting strategies and priorities based upon anticipation and application of industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Sustain a clean and safe work area using 6S principles.
• Create and implement improvement strategies to improve maintenance metrics, personnel knowledge and skill sets, ultimately increasing asset availability.
• Learn, understand and apply rigorous quality standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
• Maximize the effectiveness of internal and external resources (business unit and cross-business unit) to meet departmental objectives.
• Using broad knowledge and experience in cross-functional activities, coordinate and direct activities of teams and individual contributors to ensure asset reliability and availability.
• Direct the implementation of new technologies to increase asset availability. Provide leadership to ensure adequate resources are available to complete all departmental responsibilities.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities

• Proven track record of management/leadership effectiveness.
• Possess thorough understanding of Preventive Maintenance Programs and how to establish in a multi-faceted manufacturing facility
• Must possess strong ability to negotiate and maximize effectiveness of resources and influence others internally and externally.
• Must possess strong knowledge of maintenance management (e.g. technical knowledge, maintenance metrics and computerized maintenance management systems) and solid knowledge of related disciplines within the maintenance area.
• Understand safety and quality requirements. Be able to read and comprehend documents and engineering drawings.
• Ability to establish annual business plans which anticipate trends, technical, and financial conditions.
• Demonstrate understanding of business drivers, customer needs and process improvement.

Required Education and Experience

• BS required. Engineering Discipline preferred (i.e. Mechanical, Electrical Controls, Mechatronics, Automation)
• 8 or more years of relevant technical experience. Several years of technical management experience including cross-functional teams, resource and budget management.
• Other Duties as Assigned

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 our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a salary range of $80,000 to $180,000. The above range represents the expected salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Overtime is worked as required.

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