Material Handler - Packing (7:00am-7:00pm)

Baxter Healthcare; Marion (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Material Handler to join their manufacturing team. In this role, you will play a vital part in saving and sustaining lives by ensuring the timely transport and packaging of critical medical products. The position offers a dynamic work environment with extensive training and opportunities for shift flexibility. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and are committed to quality and teamwork, this is your chance to contribute to meaningful healthcare innovations while enjoying a supportive workplace culture. Join us to make a difference every day!

Benefits

Medical, Dental and Vision coverage

401K match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Shift flexibility

Commuting benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required. Basic English and math skills needed.
• One year of manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transport, inspect, and pack IV therapies and sterile solutions.
• Maintain automated packaging equipment and ensure quality standards.

Skills

Basic English communication skills

Basic mathematics

Attention to detail

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Powered Industrial Truck (PIT)

Automated packaging equipment

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

You are driven by the knowledge that the products you help make save and sustain lives. You can move quickly, address questions, and encourage teammates, all while getting quality products out on time. You are calm, positive, and a key part of a fast-paced environment that emphasizes camaraderie and teamwork. As a Material Handler, Packing, you are happiest when you are moving, and we will not disappoint!

Baxter is known for its speed and high-quality product. Our manufacturing operations are around-the-clock to meet the needs of our customers. Our high-caliber talent works through the challenges at hand while pushing toward meeting client order needs. Different shift assignments allow for flexibility and safety.

Your team

Baxter is focused on saving and sustaining lives by manufacturing high-quality products. We strive to create quality products for our customers each day.

Delivering life-saving products is about getting them right, and attention to detail is how we make sure we meet that challenge. We are a team that supports each other throughout each shift. Working together in a supportive and open culture makes our processes evolve for the better and engages our workforce.

You'll be offered extensive training, and the tight-knit working environment within the Manufacturing team means employees get additional training from their direct manager and peers when needed.

What we offer from Day One:

• Shift flexibility to trade shifts and leverage overtime opportunities
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• 160 hours of Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• 401K match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

What You'll Be Doing

The Material Handler, Packing contributes to our mission of saving and sustaining lives by transporting, visually inspecting, and packing IV therapies, premixed drugs, renal therapies and other sterile solutions into cartons for distribution.

Duties performed on a rotational basis:

• Transport sterilized bags using a powered industrial truck from the cooling area to the packing line and remove previously unloaded trucks.
• Inspect and change out batteries on the powered industrial truck (if required).
• Keep the truck unloader continuously supplied with trucks to be unloaded.
• Operate and maintain automated packaging equipment and ensure the carton erector is continuously supplied as indicated on the Bill of Material (BOM).
• Visually inspect each bag for defects, ensure proper orientation and categorize and log any defects identified.

Duties performed on a continual or intermittent basis:

• Manually unload trucks and package bags when necessary.
• Unpackage product and reinspect when necessary.
• Assist in performing line clearance.
• Notify the supervisor and take appropriate action if any safety, quality, mechanical or discrepancy issues occur.
• 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

• High School Diploma or GED and must be at least 18 years of age.
• One year of manufacturing experience, preferred.
• Possess or be able to obtain PIT Operator Certification.
• Possess or be able to obtain Inspector Certification.
• Basic English written and oral communication skills adequate to communicate with other team members.
• Understand verbal and written safety and quality instructions and read and comprehend written work instructions including words and drawings.
• Ability to perform basic mathematics.
• Basic computer skills required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds at a height up to 40 inches and carry up to 40 pounds at a distance of up to 25 feet occasionally throughout the shift.
• Must be able to push and pull up to 48 pounds at a distance of up to 15 feet occasionally throughout the shift.
• Normal visual acuity and the ability to distinguish color are necessary.
• Pass the Powered Industrial Truck (P.I.T.) physical.
• Stand, walk, climb stairs, reach forward, reach overhead, balance, stoop, crouch.
• Handle objects and operate controls using fine/simple/firm grasping and fingering.

Compensation

This position has a pay rate of $19.95 an hour.

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.

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.

Reasonable Accommodations
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