Principal, Manufacturing

This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics, and in the home. For over 90 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare. Together, we build a place where we are happy, successful, and encourage 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 position supervises planning, organizing, coordinating, and supervising all aspects related to manufacturing, whether it is finished product, subassemblies, and automated areas.

Handle resources efficiently in specified regions within budget; implement to quality, finance, safety, and policy regulations.

This role offers hands-on support to the Production Supervisor in enabling detailed decision-making within their domain.

Part of their role includes developing their area by focusing on growth and adding customer value.

What you'll be doing:

Ensure the improvement of production systems, methods and processes with the aim of reducing operational costs and generating chipped in to the product. Supervise and coordinate activities related to the manufacturing process, controlling the efficient use of resources. Advance promptly and ensure that any situation affecting personnel, product or process is accurately addressed. Maintain the performance indicators at a good level in accordance with the established goals. Such as efficiency, compliance with hours, indirect hours, quality indicators, scrap, safety, among others. To this end, it must guarantee the accurate functioning of the meetings of Tiers of the productive areas. Ensure, in conjunction with other departments, compliance with regulatory, financial, safety, or other applicable requirements in manufacturing processes. Total administration of the department's personnel through the different levels of supervisors that promote a good work environment and associate happiness, for the different categories of personnel both exempt and scheduled. Assist in crafting and estimating the budget for their area using production forecasts and future projects. Control execution. Carry out the financial and qualitative benefit analyses associated with the projects proposed or in execution.

What You'll Bring !

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Chemical or industrial engineering

APICS (Certified in Production & Inventory Management), CQE (Certified Quality Engineer).

7+ year of experience

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We'll provide accommodations for disabled individuals during application, interviews, job tasks, and benefits. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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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