Senior Maintenance & Facilities Engineer: Drive Production Reliability

Baxter; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 96,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Life and disability insurance

ESPP

401(k) with company matching

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid holidays

Paid time off 20–35 days

Commuting benefits

Employee Discount Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Baxter seeks a Senior Maintenance & Facilities Engineer to support day-to-day operations, maintain plant equipment, and drive process validation and improvements. The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance within a pharmaceutical/manufacturing setting.

The engineer will plan capital projects, work with vendors, and ensure documentation and validation activities meet industry standards while applying data-driven methods to maximize equipment performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, or Electrical Engineering.
• 3–5 years in Maintenance/Facilities/Engineering in pharma or medical device manufacturing.
• Green Belt, Black Belt, or PMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on support for production equipment, automation, infrastructure, utilities and capital projects.
• Act as main contact for management/maintenance of Critical Systems, Infrastructure and Process Equipment.
• Troubleshoot and optimize equipment and processes with manufacturing teams.
• Maintain documentation for manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Lead CAPA and NCR investigations with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing to implement lean solutions for equipment/process issues.
• Develop validated procedures for Master Validation Plans, PFMEA, Equipment Commissioning and Validation.
• Apply statistical tools (Minitab, SPC, DOE) for analysis.
• Ensure safety and regulatory compliance in the workplace.
• Complete EHS/Safety activities for Benchmark ATS and Hazard ID actions.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

DMAIC

CAPA/NCR investigations

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Job description

Baxter seeks a Senior Maintenance & Facilities Engineer to support day-to-day operations, maintain plant equipment, and drive process validation and improvements. The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance within a pharmaceutical/manufacturing setting.

The engineer will plan capital projects, work with vendors, and ensure documentation and validation activities meet industry standards while applying data-driven methods to maximize equipment performance.