Senior Opex Engineer

This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. 

Your role at Baxter:

You are responsible in enabling, guiding and supporting the OPEX deployment strategy at the Plant. This will involve strategy deployment, workshop creation and facilitation, mentoring on problem solving, the use of lean and six sigma tools and basic statistical analysis wrapped in a project management framework This individual should have very good business acumen; interpersonal, and communication skills. This position reports to the Operational Excellence Manager. #thisiswhere your expertise helps people!

Your team:

We are a team of inquisitive individuals who embrace a collaborative environment to tackle 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.

What we offer from day 1

• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance coverage

• Vision Plan

• Paid Vacation Days and Paid Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Plan 165e

• Employee Stock Purchase Program

• Educational Assistance Plan

What you'll be doing

• Lead and support the Site Performance Improvement through the Cultural Change in implementing the BOS Baxter Operating System in the various Value Streams and Business Processes.  Responsible for identifying opportunities within the site, obtaining approvals, prioritizing and managing projects through benefit realization. Responsible for driving site performance transformation through process improvement initiatives. Responsible for the proper application of Lean/Six Sigma tools, Project Management, Process Management and Improvement and cross-functional team leadership.
• Support the site strategy for continuous improvement through the BOS implementation to achieve Bronze, Silver and eventually Gold.   Team up to transfer knowledge of the BOS throughout the site at all levels.
• Help with Lean Leadership Training
• Support the Annual Site Strategic Plan and the governance.  Provides support on annual goal, target setting process, site transformation strategies and business processes, and area initiatives to ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Lead the VCD/VIP Value Improvement Program and achieve each year’s target
• Support the LDMS Lean Daily Management System at all levels
• Support site critical KPI’s of Waste, Efficiency and Productivity with identification of the areas or opportunities.
• Promote the identification of waste in manufacturing and business processes with the focus on 8 Step Problem solving mentality and the search of root causes.
• Promotes a continuous improvement mentality, identifies improvements to cycle times, production sequences, material flow, etc. to ensure that the assigned area has the capacity to maintain the supply chain and/or introduce new products
• Supports areas initiatives to ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Identifies, designs, and implements improvements that provide fast, sustainable, and low-risk/high-reward benefits for the assigned areas.
• Develops and implement KPIs, such as: business process, team performance, change management, continuous improvement, learning, GMPs and communications.
• Facilitates Lean/Operational Excellence tools training modules. Leads and facilitates the application of Lean/Six sigma continuous improvement tools.
• Coaches’ area members on process ownership, standard ways of working and to have a sustainable process for improvement.
• Designs and implements visual control strategies.
• Responsible for the proper application of Lean/Six Sigma Tools, projects management, process management and improvement in cross-functional team leadership.
• Actively report health and safety hazards, environmental aspects, incidents, and EHS management system risks and opportunities. Participate in the development, planning, implementation, performance evaluation and actions for continuous improvement of the EHS Management System.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree – Independent of field with Three (3) to five (5) years’ experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of cGMP, FDA & EHSS regulations
• Willing to travel outside of Puerto Rico
• Project Management knowledge
• Knowledgeable on process/equipment validation
• Lean six sigma tools knowledge and expertise
• Geen Belt,  Black Belt Desired
• Full Bilingual - written and spoken English & Spanish

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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