Baxter International
Round Lake, IL
Shift: Full time
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. This is a Night Shift 7pm-7:30am. 3-2-2 Schedule (rotating every other week) Your role at Baxter: You will be responsible for performing a high building systems and equipment operation and maintenance for all facility and utility related equipment. This includes equipment that supplies critical and emergency utilities for manufacturing areas and all the local support functions at the Drug Delivery and Penicillin buildings. This position ensures equipment is well maintained by performing on time completion of Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, monitoring of building systems and alarms to respond and address conditions before they result in an impact to plant operations. Your Team: Baxter is passionate about saving and sustaining lives by finding solutions to sophisticated problems. Every single day, the manufacturing team strives to create quality products for our customers—and are sometimes met with unforeseen issues to tackle. The high-caliber talent at Baxter meets these challenges head-on, as a team, to create products with the customer s needs top-of-mind. We provide opportunities for you to continue to learn through training, conferences, certifications, and support for advanced degrees. Growth from role to role or level to level is encouraged and is supported by management to ensure employees are consistently engaged with their work. What you ll be doing: You will work independently to complete maintenance activities while continuously building your technical knowledge and skills through training and hands-on experience. You will take a proactive approach to safety, lead by example, and follow plant and corporate procedures related to critical facility systems, equipment, GMP, and Good Documentation Practices (GDP) to support reliable manufacturing operations. Responsible for daily checks and maintenance activities in the facility areas. Conducts preventive and planned maintenance activities as the need arises. Responsible for knowing and following all safety and compliance requirements and maintaining cleanliness within work area. Follows written instructions such as standard operating procedures and preventive maintenance instructions and performs proper record keeping following Good Documentation Practices (GDP) including accurate and timely documentation. Trouble-shoots, repairs and maintains a wide range of equipment, such as boilers, air compressor, stills, air handlers, motors, programmable logic controller (PLC) systems (Siemens, Allen Bradley, etc.), temperature controllers, variable speed drives, and electrical systems up to 480v, 3ph. Performs tasks such as equipment relocations, crating or uncrating of parts, mechanical adjustments and alignments, identifying and ordering of spare parts, documenting all work, clean-up before leaving job, attending relevant training and meetings. Participates continuous improvement projects and upgrades. Personal protective equipment must be worn in accordance with all safety requirements. Periodic work in clean room environments wearing appropriate gowning. What you ll bring: A candidate must not be allergic to Penicillin and Cephalosporin or their related products and minerals. High school diploma or GED equivalent required, technical certifications a plus. Associates degree in a technical discipline or above a plus. 3 or more years maintenance experience preferred. You will have experience with basic hand tools and electrical meters. Show an active curiosity about self-improvement and training, including in maintenance techniques and new equipment technologies. Strong troubleshooting skills. Ability to read and understand mechanical, electrical drawings, flowcharts, and/or other technical drawings. Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Maximo preferred. Electrical knowledge and experience with AC/DC motors and drives, electrical systems up to 480V 3-phase, relays, switches, sensors, valves, and servo motors. Work with limited amount of supervision, have strong verbal and written communication skills. Good documentation skills and strong digital literacy. Ability to work under pressure and respond with a sense of urgency. Ability to implement energy improvement pr