Group Lead, 2nd shift

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

In this pivotal role on our 2nd shift shipping team in the warehouse you will work collaboratively with Supervisor’s and Production Planning to determine staff requirements, prioritize work to ensure customer deliveries are achieved, and production plans are optimally executed.

As a motivated and upbeat leader, you have proven solid leadership and hands-on capability. As the Group Leader, you will take the lead and give direction to a group of operators as well as coordinate and prioritize work schedules, assign tasks, and schedule overtime. Your role will involve monitoring work orders & priorities to ensure that the flow of work is expedited where it is needed. You are responsible and accountable for shift quality, efficiency and coordination of data collections, such as On Time delivery reports.

Your Team

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 an encouraging and open culture makes our processes evolve for the better and engages our workforce.

What You'll Be Doing

• Your ability to effectively interact with a variety of supervisors will aid you in providing feedback on skill levels and training needs for shipping operators.

• You will play a pivotal role in training employees on accurate procedures, operations of tools and equipment and standards of performance, and safety.

• Your willingness and ability to develop employees will help you in establishing standards and achieving objectives with direct reports.

• You’re supportive and collaborative approach will foster professional cross-training activities and personnel development initiatives.

• You will assist your supervisor with employee appraisals, make recommendations for personnel actions, and ensure equal opportunity environment.

What You'll Bring

• High School degree or equivalent is required.

• Warehouse & Leadership experience is desired.

• Able and willing to work overtime on short notice.

• Demonstrate good judgment, and can handle multiple tasks and prioritize accordingly.

• Work in various positions such as standing or sitting and working in repetitive jobs/assemblies.

• Lean Mfg and/or Six Sigma experience or other process improvement program is highly desirable.

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 our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a pay rate of $29.25 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. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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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Reasonable Accommodations

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