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

This is where your expertise helps people

Supports engineering as a technical leader by performing tasks required to implement various types of capital and support projects. Proficiently set-up and operate welding, fabrication and finishing equipment in a safe and efficient manner to complete process welding and metal fabrication within tolerances and finish specified on blueprints, drawings, sketches, and actual samples. Analyzes equipment failures to determine root cause and recommends corrective action. Advises and assists in effecting design changes to improve equipment efficiency and/or reduce cost of fabrication.

Your team

We are a team of inquisitive individuals who embrace a collaborative environment to take on sophisticated challenges that meet the needs of our patients. We often need to change directions and respond to issues to avoid disruptions in our fast-paced manufacturing environment. Together, we build and maintain a positive work environment.

When you join us, you will work with a team of committed individuals who trust each other to deliver on the tasks at hand. We support innovation and out-of-the-box thinking balanced with collaboration across functions and other teams. Our leadership understands the need for continuous education and provides opportunities for further development.

What you'll be doing

• Adheres to all environmental, health and safety SOPs.
• Able to create sketches and redlines of changes on the shop floor to communicate design alterations to engineering. Provide design feedback in review and project close-out meetings.
• Completes fabrication, assembly, installation, and support service within time requirements established.
• Requires the ability to perform sanitary welding and the operation of fabrication equipment to include, but not limited to, metal shears, metal saws, hydraulic and standard sheet metal brakes, hydraulic and manual presses, grinders, sanders, polishing equipment, and other general fabrication shop equipment.
• Proficiently perform welding operations on critical systems to include but not limited to, the Distilled Water, Process Air, and Solution Transmission systems and documentation as required.
• Proficiently fabricate and modify parts for the installation, modification, or rebuilding of machinery and equipment, and similar projects. Fabrication projects include, but are not limited to, machine and equipment frames, solution and holding tanks, safety guarding, covers, bins, drain pans, and other structural and sheet metal projects.
• Ability to install and connect electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic controls and components.
• Must use caution while working around the installation of moving machinery or equipment and follow all Lock out/Tag out and Confined Space rules and requirements.
• Must align with Safety and Arc Flash procedures for work area.
• Follow all welding requirements per SOP.
• Maintain 6-S standards for work areas. Perform preventative maintenance as assigned on shop machines and shop facilities.
• Perform as required repairs to machinery and equipment at manufacturing facilities as required.
• Occasionally required to work in areas that are hot, cold, confined, noisy, or dirty.
• Communicate effectively on a technical level with management, engineering, plant personnel and outside technical resource and support services.
• As needed, travel to plant locations, both foreign and domestic, to install or service equipment.
• Able to perform other duties as assigned and work overtime as required.

What you'll bring

• HS Diploma or GED
• 2-year Technical Welding degree, or demonstrated and proven proficiency in fabrication and welding.
• Preferred minimum of 5 years metal fabrication and welding experience specific to stainless steel sanitary components,
• Previous welding certification a plus.
• Must be able to work with limited supervision, have strong teamwork and communication skills, both verbally and written, good documentation skills and practices, strong computer skills, customer oriented, work safely and effectively under stressful conditions.
• Solid math proficiency including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractional knowledge are required.
• Ability to develop a concept from general requirements.
• Driven and dedicated individual with an ability to learn and adapt to new challenges and skills.
• Be able to perform the following processes on Steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminum as it applies to the following: MIG Welding, TIG Welding, Orbital Welding and Oxy-Acetylene gas operation.
• Experienced proper use of hand tools, power tools, welders, various types of machine shop and sheet metal equipment.
• Must perform a welding competency test and pass.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs., carry and climb ladders up to 10ft.
• Must be able to work in tight spaces and inside equipment.
• Must be able to bend/stoop, squat, climb, reach above shoulder level, reach at or below shoulder level, twist and bend at the neck, twist and bend at the waist and balance.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and draw accurate conclusions based on available information.
• Must not be allergic to penicillin or cephalosporin drugs.

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 $68,000-$93,500 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 on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

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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