Production Mix Operator - 3rd Shift

Baxter; Round Lake (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company where your role as a Production Mix Operator directly contributes to saving and sustaining lives. In this dynamic environment, you'll be part of a dedicated team focused on delivering high-quality medical products. Your responsibilities will include setting up equipment, conducting integrity tests, and ensuring compliance with strict manufacturing standards. With extensive training and a supportive culture, you will thrive in a role that emphasizes teamwork and attention to detail. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in healthcare while enjoying competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical and Dental Coverage

401(k) Plan

Educational Assistance

Paid Holidays

Employee Discounts

Childcare Benefits

Commuting Benefits

Qualifications

• Must not be allergic to Penicillin or Cephalosporin drugs.
• Experience in GMP manufacturing environment preferred.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in reading gauges and blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Setting up equipment and performing integrity testing on production filters.
• Responsible for in-process inspections and documentation.
• Operating multiple types of equipment related to the mix operation.

Skills

Documentation Skills

Aseptic Manufacturing Practices

Attention to Detail

Equipment Operation

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Calipers

Scales

Gauges

Pressurized Systems

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.

**$3,500 sign on bonus - External candidates & non-agency hires must be employed by Baxter for 12 months to receive the $3500 sign-on bonus**

Your Role at Baxter

This is where my hands make life-sustaining products

You are driven by the knowledge that the products you help make saves 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 Production Mix Operator, 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.

In this role you are responsible for performance of tasks related to drug formulation, weighing raw materials, cleaning, mixing sophisticated tanks and equipment, distilled water sanitization, filter integrity testing and documentation.

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 You'll Be Doing

• Setting up equipment

• Build and perform integrity testing on all production sterilizing filters

• Make process adjustments in accordance with GMP’s and Plant Procedures

• Responsible for in-process inspections and all related documentation in accordance to specifications

• Prepare raw materials for mixing, including verification of lot numbers and weights

• Take batch samples with corresponding batch record to laboratory for testing and quality using aseptic techniques

• Operating multiple types of equipment related to the mix operation as well as hand operated equipment, such things as calipers, scales, gauges, and other measuring devices.

• Perform drop sanitization and maintain area housekeeping

What You'll Bring

• Must not be allergic to Penicillin or Cephalosporin Drugs.

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required

• Visual acuity 20/30 Near Vision with or without corrective vision required.

• Must have good documentation skills, and understand, speak, read and write English in order to align with vital SOP’s, SPEC’s, Job-specific training materials, GMP’s, and other manuals.

• Knowledge of aseptic manufacturing practices

• Experience in GMP Manufacturing environment preferred.

• Must demonstrate proficiency in reading gauges, blueprints, pressurized systems, calibrated cylinders, and templates.

• Comfortable in wearing protective equipment with a respirator & work in confined spaces

• Final candidate will be required to pass a post-offer/pre-employment examination to test physical capabilities.

• Must be comfortable working with pressurized equipment, in temperatures from -25°C to 80°C, with hot surfaces, and in wet environments.

We understand that compensation is an important factor. This position offers a salary of $27.14 per hour, based on skills, experience, and location.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. We cannot sponsor visas at this time.

US Benefits at Baxter (except Puerto Rico)

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical and dental coverage from day one, insurance options, stock purchase plans, 401(k), FSA, educational assistance, paid holidays and time off, parental leave, commuting benefits, employee discounts, EAP, and childcare benefits. For more details, visit our Benefits | Baxter.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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