Job Description

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.

Summary of Responsibilities

We are currently looking for an energetic, hard-working Lead Hand to work a permanent full-time position in our Viaflex Mixing Department on our Day shift at our Alliston facility.

The Lead Hand role contributes to our mission of saving and sustaining lives by managing and coordinating employees and processes in his/her assigned value stream in the production of IV therapies, premixed drugs, renal therapies and other sterile solutions.

The Lead Hand is responsible for coordinating and executing Mixing Department operations for timely delivery of solutions to the filling department, optimizing output while maintaining all quality and safety standards. They will monitor the activities of team members and machinery to ensure production of quality product in a safe and efficient manner. This position involves considerable hands-on equipment troubleshooting, repair, set-up and mixing changeover operations. In addition, the Lead Hand will perform Mixing Operations duties on a regular basis/as assigned and will ensure that all cleaning and sanitization activities are performed per established procedures and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs). Demonstrates flexibility and is able to provide support in all shifts including weekends if required.

Due to the nature of our business, Baxter follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) which requires our employees to focus on cleanliness and contamination control. Other aspects of GMP that must be observed are no makeup or jewelry in the production areas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Delegate, direct coordinate and schedule activities of the shift employees.

Act as a process expert in Mixing.

Coordinate operation of the Mixing department. This includes creating the schedule, communicating with Supervisors, Mixers and Team Members on possible delays, and coordinating materials from the warehouse.

Monitor equipment performance, adjusts and repairs as required. Escalates to appropriate department for resolution.

Coordinate (Preventative Maintenance) PM with maintenance department to ensure required preventative maintenance are executed in a timely manner.

Organize and coordinate general cleaning in mixing areas per GMP(Good Manufacturing Practices).

Participate and lead troubleshooting activities with Quality and Maintenance personnel to determine the true root cause of non-conforming processes.

Communicate with outgoing shift personnel to obtain information regarding any problems with machines, materials encountered during the previous shift.

Demonstrate the ability to learn, understand, and apply rigorous quality standards, Standard Operation Procedures and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs).

Perform scheduled quality checks, identify any deviation that may occur and take appropriate actions to address quality issues.

Responsible for identifying and escalating safety, quality, and production issues as appropriate. This includes executing initial quality investigations (data gathering) and safety reports.

Take appropriate actions if any safety, quality, mechanical or discrepancy issue occur.

Investigate, identify and correct or escalate any inefficiency in the value stream performance

Lead and participate in tier meeting which include review of safety, quality and manufacturing goals.

Ensuring all SOP's, GMP's and Safety rules are followed.

Responsible for the completeness and accuracy of (Electronic Batch Record) EBR tasks for (First of Batch/Endo of Batch) FOB/EOB and that tasks are approved.

Prepare for batch and line set up.

Oversee cleaning and sanitization.

Train and mentor other operators and provide feedback to Supervisor.

Help in the execution of scrap/cost reduction projects.

Perform mixing, cleaning and sanitisation duties on an as needed basis and document these activities as per required GMP standards.

Support EMS implementation which includes maintaining the department in 6S condition and participating in the IDEAS program.

Assist in the execution of scrap/cost reduction projects.

Sustain a clean and safe work areas using 6S principles.

Job Requirements

Successful completion of High School or GED

Experience within a manufacturing operation

Strong mechanical aptitude and equipment trouble-shooting ability.

Preferred:

Knowledge of GMP, ISO standards, and regulatory/corporate requirements.

Previous Lead Hand experience within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry

Practical experience using Lean tools (6S, LSW, VM, DA, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping).

Required:

3 - 5 years of manufacturing experience.

People coaching and team development skills.

Strong communication skills, ability to work with all levels of the organization.

Strong ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast paced, high pressure environment.

Strong analytical and problem solving skills and critical thinking abilities.

Intermediate proficiency in Word, Excel & PowerPoint and Infinity, EBR and AS400\Kronos.

Good working knowledge of SOP's/specs, blueprints, PCS's and BOM's

Proficiency in trouble shooting automated equipment.

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Reasonable Accommodations

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