Viaflex Filling Lead Hand
2 months ago
**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.
**Summary of Responsibilities**
We are currently looking for energetic, hard-working Lead Hand to work apermanent full-time position in our Viaflex Filling Department on our **Day shift (7:00-15:00)** at our Alliston facility.
The Viaflex Filling Lead hand is responsible for coordinating the activities within the Viaflex Filling department, optimizing output while maintaining all quality and safety standards. The Lead Hand will monitor the activities of team members and machinery to ensure production of quality product in a safe and efficient manner. This position involves considerable hands-on equipment troubleshooting, repair, set-up, changeover and line operation. In addition, the Lead Hand will perform Filling Operator/Material Handler (MH)/In-process-Checker(IPC) duties on a regular basis.
Due to the nature of our business, Baxter follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) which requires our employees to focus on cleanliness and contamination control. Other aspects of GMP that must be observed are no makeup or jewelry in the production areas.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
- Coordinate the operation of the Viaflex Filling department. This includes creating the rotation schedule, communicating with Supervisors, Mixers and team members on possible delays, and coordinating materials from the warehouse.
- Monitor equipment performance and make adjustments and repairs as required.
- Responsible for escalating safety, quality, and production issues as appropriate. This includes executing initial quality investigations (data gathering) and safety reports.
- Ensuring all SOP’s, GMP’s and Safety rules are followed.
- Responsible for the completeness and accuracy of EBR tasks for FOB/EOB and that tasks are approved.
- Prepare for batch and line set up.
- Oversee cleaning and sanitization.
- Train operators and provide feedback to Supervisor.
- Help in the execution of scrap/cost reduction projects.
- Perform Filling, MH, IPC/RK duties on an as needed basis.
- Support EMS implementation which includes maintaining the department in 6S condition and participating in the IDEAS program.
**Job Requirements**
- Successful completion of High School or GED
- Experience within a manufacturing operation
- Strong mechanical aptitude and equipment trouble-shooting ability.
- Practical experience using Lean tools (6S, LSW, VM, DA, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping)
- 3 - 5 years of manufacturing experience.
- People coaching and team development skills.
- Strong communication skills, ability to work with all levels of the organization.
- Strong ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast paced, high pressure environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and critical thinking abilities.
- Intermediate proficiency in Word, Excel & PowerPoint, Infinity and EBR.
- Good working knowledge of SOP’s/specs, blueprints, PCS’s and BOM’s
- Proficiency in trouble shooting automated equipment.
Preferred:
- Knowledge of GMP, ISO standards, and regulatory/corporate requirements.
- Previous Lead Hand experience within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
**Reasonable Accommodations**
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