Diesel Mechanic/Maintenance

Baxter International Inc.; Byhalia (MS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Technician to ensure the reliability of critical equipment within a dynamic logistics center. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and repairing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, ensuring timely completion of preventive maintenance tasks. You will collaborate closely with various teams to drive continuous improvement and innovation, all while fostering a safe and efficient work environment. If you are passionate about hands-on problem-solving and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is perfect for you to make a meaningful impact on healthcare operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience required.
• Ability to read electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic drawings.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level maintenance support for equipment in the facility.
• Monitor manufacturing lines to reduce downtime and improve efficiency.

Skills

Mechanical Systems Repair

Electrical Systems Understanding

Pneumatic Systems Knowledge

Hydraulic Systems Knowledge

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical Certifications

Associate's Degree in Technical Field

Tools

Proteus CMMS

MS Word

MS Excel

Maximo or similar CMMS

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.

Your role at Baxter:

The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing a high level of maintenance support for all equipment in the Memphis Global Logistics Center with a heavy emphasis on Forklifts and other material handling equipment. This includes maintaining equipment in all areas of the facilities. This requires providing on time PM completion, constant monitoring to spot and address issues before they affect distribution. The successful candidate will drive innovation and continuous improvement, able to work independently and closely with facility operations, engineering and quality groups to resolve issues. This position will support Sr. Field Service Technicians and Lead Maintenance Technicians with scheduling and timely PM completion.

This shift is Monday - Friday 4:00am -1:30pm. It is customary to provide service on an emergency basis, including overtime, weekends and during facility shut downs. Out of town travel may be required to attend seminars, visit equipment vendors or other Baxter facilities.

What you'll be doing:

• Experience with energy management, conservation and sustainability projects
• Monitor assigned manufacturing lines and connect with manufacturing to reduce down time.
• Provide a high level of fixing ability to repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Review current PMs, verify parts are in stock and complete PMs on time.
• Build and rebuild machine assemblies.
• Communicate equipment issues and work status to supervision, manufacturing, and management per the plant’s Stop and Fix guidelines.
• Initiate work orders using the Proteus CMMS system.
• Perform PM work and assign work related to the facility operations when work is required to maintain equipment reliability and efficiency. Ensure proper and accurate completion of related documentation.
• Note in Proteus or other downtime tracking method any problems, breakdowns or alarms related to all equipment. Initiate a work order, and additional documentation required to resolve the issue. Review equipment trends related to the issues and support efforts to eliminate reoccurring problems.
• The Maintenance Technician will share knowledge and train less experienced technicians in all related equipment including safety, 6S, PM’s.
• Learn to handle robots in all normal production modes, tackle and identify problems related to robots, machine output and quality defects as they occur.
• Solicit help from Lead technicians and engineering assistance when needed
• Enforce to the Baxter Code of Conduct.
• Maintain 100% on time completion of all required training.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

What you'll bring:

• High school diploma or equivalent experience or GED equivalent required, technical certifications a plus. Associates degree or equivalent experience in a technical field or above a plus
• 5+ years maintenance experience required
• Ability to read & understand electrical, mechanical and pneumatic drawings.
• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Develop strong fixing skills.
• Develop a good understanding of programmable logic controllers.
• Must be able to work with limited supervision, have collaboration and communication skills, both verbally and written, good documentation skills and practices, strong computer skills, customer oriented, work safely and optimally under stressful conditions.
• Skilled in MS Word, MS Excel and Maximo or similar CMMS.
• Desire to broaden knowledge and improve skill level is imperative.
• This position requires lifting up to 100 pounds on a periodic basis. Walking and traveling through the facility.