Plating Operations Lead & Lean Champion

Zvh; Batesville (IN); On-site; USD 68,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Baxter in Indiana is seeking a Production Supervisor, Plating, to lead daily plating and wastewater treatment operations, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient production. You will provide frontline leadership, develop employees, drive accountability, and support continuous improvement to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.

You will collaborate with EHS, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and improve performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Supervision of hourly employees and shift leadership.
• Plating, chemical-processing, wastewater experience preferred.
• Indiana wastewater operator certification preferred; training where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible daily supervision on the production floor; set priorities, assign work, monitor execution, and address issues.
• Coach, train, and develop employees; communicate expectations and apply corrective action when required.
• Plan staffing, schedules, and production sequences to meet daily requirements while controlling labor and overtime.
• Lead Lean Daily Management and 6S initiatives; trackHour-by-Hour performance and lead Go & See activities.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and environmental requirements; investigate incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with EHS, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Planning, HR, and suppliers to resolve issues and improve equipment reliability.

Skills

Hourly supervision

Lean Daily Management

Root cause analysis

Safety & compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Wastewater treatment

Education

Associate degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Baxter in Indiana is seeking a Production Supervisor, Plating, to lead daily plating and wastewater treatment operations, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient production. You will provide frontline leadership, develop employees, drive accountability, and support continuous improvement to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.

You will collaborate with EHS, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and improve performance.