Production Supervisor - Sandyford

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.

About Us

We are a leading healthcare company dedicated to saving and sustaining lives. Our mission is to enable patients worldwide to live healthier, happier lives. With a strong focus on innovation and a commitment to excellence, we strive to deliver exceptional products and services that make a difference in people's lives.

About the Role:

In this exciting role as a Production Supervisor-Packaging, you will be responsible for overseeing the manufacturing operations and ensuring the flawless execution of production activities. You will have the opportunity to work in a world-class manufacturing facility, collaborating with a team of dedicated individuals to produce life-changing products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• People
• Providing direction to Shift leads in carrying out their daily tasks, daily planning of work and organization of holidays and overtime as required
• Perform monthly Ace checkin with all direct reports to drive an environment of feedback and coaching.
• Coordination of staff training and development and ensuring that training is completed in a timely manner and that training records are properly maintained.
• Allocation of unit resources to the various unit functions (e.g. compounding, OE, process improvement teams etc.) and holiday leave planning
• Materials
• Assist in the introduction of New Products and Process Change Controls
• Manage stock and daily reconciliation of same. Initiate root cause and corrective actions for all discrepancies (both physically and on Merlin system)
• Compliance
• Monitor compounding activities. Ensure compliance with Baxter policies/ procedures and cGMP
• Facilitate calibration and maintenance activities via capacity planning meeting
• Control environmental monitoring and micro-laboratory compliance within the unit
• Ensure that sanitizing, housekeeping and cleaning is carried out as pre SOP’s
• Assist in NCR and Atypical Event investigations. Identify and implement corrective action
• Review and update SOP’s where needed
• Follow GMP and GDP practices
• Compliance to EHS requirements
• Continuous Improvements (C.I)
• Use GEMBA to coach staff in best practice
• Train in Green Belt Lean practice (if needed) to drive a Lean culture within the business
• Use 6S and Kaizen initiatives to drive a safe and progressive work environment
• Reporting and Business Support
• Preparing Production, Stock, important metric and Financial Reports.
• Deputize for Operations Manager where needed.
• Be an active leader and participant on site C.I projects

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience of supervision in a manufacturing area
• Working in Aseptic environment
• Experience in Non-conformance initiation and investigation
• Ability to work in a team based environment
• Ability to manage a wide range of specific tasks
• Excellent organisational and coordination skills
• People management skills

“What are some of our benefits of working at Baxter?

Competitive total compensation package

• Professional development opportunities
• High importance placed on work life balance
• Commitment to growing and developing an inclusive and diverse workforce.
• Baxter is committed to growing and developing an inclusive and diverse workforce – you can read more about our specific values here https://www.baxter.com/careers/inclusion-diversity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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