Principal Engineer, Manufacturing - Medina, NY

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

Lead role in the execution of the site’s operational optimization and quality improvement projects to achieve Medina Plant goals and objectives. Drive/support various quality improvement, business continuity/expansion, and cost reduction initiatives from identification through implementation while working with cross functional resources to ensure results are achieved in a timely manner. Leads and conducts root cause investigations for multi-group projects in the development of continuous improvement and corrective / preventative action philosophies and strategies.

Your Team

The mission of Baxter is to save and sustain lives. This mission is embedded into everything we do. This means if there is a decision to be made where quantity and quality are at odds, we will always choose quality. Our patients come first, always.

Our company values both working together as a team and independently. We draw energy from working in a plant or an office where there are opportunities to collaborate. As the company evolves, so does the way our team approaches work as it strives to create top-of-the-line products.

We build relationships with each other to get work done. Building these relationships is easy because we all share common traits of being reliable, ethical, and caring. We lean on our colleagues for their expertise and hold each other accountable. We feel empowered to speak up when there's a new insight or opportunity to improve something. This open dialog builds trust within the team and helps create a better product for our customers.

What we offer from day 1:

• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance coverage
• Vision and Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Flexible Health Care Spending Accounts
• Educational Assistance Plan

What you'll be doing

• May include the supervision of assigned personnel in achieving defined operations goals in an efficient, accurate and timely manner. Provide direct supervision of assigned individuals including mentoring, development, performance management and staffing decisions.
• Train and onboard team members to the Manufacturing Engineering team for Operations.
• Evaluate all relevant operational data, reports, statistics, and documentation related to manufacturing process and product performance and product quality, to generate proactive and timely actions when needed to address a quality issue or improve a process.
• Assure product compliance with specifications through implementation of procedures in operation’s processes. Drives quality and manufacturing improvements to ensure our processes are in a state of control.
• Perform root cause investigation analysis and prepare reports for negative trends of process or product failures or critical characteristics.  Document such actions within the quality system as appropriate (NCR/CAPA). Apply standard operating practices and problem-solving methodology.
• Lead process improvement projects (scrap reduction, defect reduction, etc.) with little or no guidance.
• Ability to provide requirements for change control based on procedural requirements.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert for Manufacturing Engineering and perform impact assessments and complete project execution/implementation tasks for various change control projects.
• Creation/modification of process flows and control measures such as PFMEA and Control Plans within the Manufacturing/Service Departments.
• Development and maintenance of Manufacturing/Service Work Instructions and related documents.
• Creation/modification and qualification of fixtures, tooling, equipment and systems to support operations.
• Support IQ, OQ, and PQ validation studies for processes, fixtures, tooling, and equipment when required.
• Display standard engineering principles to resolve difficult problems, from conception, to final design with team input.  Plans, schedules and leads project assignments in the evaluation, selection and adaptation of various engineering techniques, procedures and criteria with minimal guidance.

What you'll bring

• Minimum of a BS degree in Engineering
• Minimum of 7+ years related experience, or 4+ years related experience w/ an advanced degree or proven performance and increasing responsibility within Operations/Quality Engineering roles
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification highly desirable

• Ability to work effectively with multi-department and multi-site teams
• Ability to manage and organize complex technical problems
• Good written and oral communication skills, excellent attention to detail
• Strong team leader with management skills and focus on results
• Strong scientific analysis and troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of GMP/manufacturing environment and regulatory compliance for the manufacturing of medical devices
• Must have the ability to manage people, encourage teamwork and drive decisions.
• Display a solid understanding of theories/practices utilized by other disciplines outside primary area of expertise.
• Ability to convince management on courses of action with minimal assistance using both written and verbal methods.
• Must be able to provide solutions that reflect understanding business objectives and cost implications.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee:

• Must be able to sit, stand, bend and walk throughout the workday. 
• must have good hand to eye coordination and dexterity

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is a manufacturing environment regulated by the FDA and many other work rules to prevent damage to the product we manufacture.  Some of those work rules include but are not limited to: 

• Wearing a static protective smock at all times while in the work area
• Wearing a ground wrist strap and plugging that wrist strap into the working table. 
• Working in close proximity to other employees.
• Working in an environment that is temperature and humidity controlled. 

Join our dedicated team at Baxter Healthcare Corporation and be part of our mission to improve healthcare outcomes for patients worldwide. Apply today and take the next step in your career!

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

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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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