Operational Excellence Specialist (Continuous Improvement)

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Position: Operational Excellence Specialist (OpEx Specialist)

Location: Nikom Amata City, Rayong

Report to: OpEx Manager (Expat)

Job Scope:
The OpEx Specialist leads deployment, periodic review, and effectiveness check for operating systems, including mechanisms and Lean Manufacturing tools. This role will support in the development of tools and processes to ensure consistency in the overall management and efficiency in the internal systems employed (Baxter Operating System – BOS) in the plant. This person will interact with all affected functional areas and will assist those areas in the implementation of any recommendations

Job Descriptions: 

• Responsible for coordinating execution of site level Operational Excellence deployment plan including BOS, VIP, Lean Academy, Certification Programs, Best Practice Sharing, and others as identified

• Establishes baseline and target metrics for key processes (together with OpEx Site Manager), ensuring change will improve the overall operations of the plan

• Maintains direct involvement with other functional areas, especially the production team, to drive implementation and continuous improvement.

• Participates and/or Leads workshops of Operational excellence tools and initiatives.

• Coordinates and Tracks progress of Lean and Six-Sigma Certification candidates to ensure timely completion of their identified certification projects

• Learn, understand and apply rigorous quality standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and current Good Manufacturing Process (cGMPs)

• Be a safety role model.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Industrial Engineering or related fields.

• At least 3-5 years of experience in Continuous Improvement or Process Improvement in Multinational Manufacturing Companies such as Electronic, Automotive, Chemical, FMCG, Healthcare, etc.

• Lean Manufacturing and 6-sigma experience preferred.

• Strong Written and Verbal Communication, including but not limited to teaching and coaching communication skills.

• Strong facilitation, negotiation, and influencing skills. The ability to drive change.

• Strong analytical/statistical problem-solving skills. Ability to analyze and interpret data.

• Sound computer skills (Microsoft Office and Baxter internal systems).

• Time management and organizational skills.

• Working in a Team environment.

• Must be able to directly lead and/or co-lead high impact process improvement projects/initiatives.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and work with cross-functional teams.

Reasonable Accommodations

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