Manufacturing, Human Resources Manager,

Baxter International Inc.; Marion (NC); On-site; USD 112,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

Baxter International Inc. is seeking an HR leader focused on organizational strategy and culture, partnering with business and HR leadership to strengthen engagement, leadership effectiveness, and workforce readiness.

This onsite role drives change, talent planning, and performance initiatives to sustain performance and trust across the organization. The role requires building credibility with leaders, managing complex relationships, and delivering practical HR solutions across sites.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of HR experience in organizational effectiveness, culture, or business partner roles.
• Experience partnering with leadership on strategy, workforce planning, and talent priorities.
• Bachelor's degree is required; a Master's degree in HR, Business, or related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute organizational strategy, culture, and workforce plans aligned to business goals.
• Build manager capability through leadership routines, tools, and accountability.
• Partner with leaders to improve engagement, effectiveness, and team health.
• Lead change management initiatives across business units and functions.
• Drive talent and succession processes to ensure leadership continuity.
• Strengthen performance systems through goal alignment and feedback processes.

Skills

Organizational strategy

Leadership development

Change management

Employee engagement

Strategic advisory

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

HRIS

Job description

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.

Your Role

This position contributes to the Organizational Strategy, Culture & Leadership function within Human Resources, working to support their assigned areas. The role partners with business and HR leadership to build the conditions for sustained performance, trust, agility, and sustainability. The incumbent will translate business priorities into people strategies that strengthen engagement, leadership effectiveness, manager capability, talent readiness, team effectiveness, and workforce alignment.

The role serves as a strategic advisor and execution lead for organizational health, change leadership, performance systems, psychological safety, succession planning, and organizational design. This position also drives consistent implementation of HR processes and practices in partnership with HR Centers of Expertise, business leaders, and site/function HR teams.

This role is required to be onsite 5 days per week.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and execute organizational strategy, culture, and workforce plans that align people priorities to business goals and operational objectives.
• Build manager capability by designing, coaching, and reinforcing practical leadership routines, expectations, tools, and accountability mechanisms.
• Partner with leadership teams to improve leadership effectiveness, decision quality, communication discipline, team health, and follow-through on people priorities.
• Lead engagement and culture initiatives that strengthen trust, inclusion, psychological safety, and employee connection across teams and functions.
• Lead change management strategies for business, workforce, process, and organizational transitions, including stakeholder alignment, communication planning, readiness assessment, and adoption support.
• Drive talent and succession processes that identify critical roles, assess bench strength, develop talent pipelines, and support leadership continuity.
• Strengthen performance systems by reinforcing goal alignment, feedback quality (A.C.E. Check-ins), performance differentiation, development planning, and leadership accountability.
• Assess team effectiveness and organizational health; identify barriers to collaboration, trust, performance, and sustainable execution, and recommend practical interventions.
• Partner with business and HR leaders on organizational design, operating model changes, role clarity, capability needs, and workforce strategies aligned to business direction.
• Consult with management on strategic and operational HR matters, including organizational effectiveness, employee relations trends, staffing considerations, compensation implications, and manager/employee capability gaps.
• Drive common execution and implementation of core HR processes across supported groups in partnership with HR Centers of Expertise.
• Sustain a clean and safe work area using 6S principles.
• Learn, understand, and apply rigorous quality standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of HR professional experience, with at least 2 years in a generalist, organizational effectiveness, talent, culture, change management, or HR business partner role.
• Experience partnering with leadership teams on organizational strategy, workforce planning, culture, change management, talent, performance, or organizational design priorities strongly preferred.
• Minimum Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or related field preferred.
• Manufacturing, quality-regulated, global, or multi-site HR experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of HR management components including engagement, culture, talent management, performance management, change leadership, organizational design, leadership development, and workforce planning.
• Proven consulting, coaching, facilitation, and influencing skills with the ability to build credibility and partner effectively with leaders, managers, employees, and HR Centers of Expertise.
• Strong change management capability, including stakeholder analysis, communication planning, readiness assessment, adoption planning, and reinforcement of new behaviors or ways of working.
• Strong project and process management skills, including the ability to define workstreams, clarify ownership, manage timelines, track risks, and drive execution through others.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex relationships, navigate ambiguity, and balance strategic priorities with day-to-day operational HR needs.
• Employee relations experience, including experience supporting managers and employees through policy application, issue resolution, communications, and implementation of HR processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear leadership communications, presentations, decision summaries, and implementation materials.
• Understands verbal and written safety and quality instructions and can read and comprehend written work instructions including words and drawings.
• Must have basic English written and oral communication skills adequate to communicate with other team members.

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 $112,000 to $154,000 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 upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

US Benefits At Baxter (except For Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees.

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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