Lead Hand

**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.

**Your Role at Baxter**

**This is where my hands make life-sustaining products**

You are driven by the knowledge that the products you help make saves and sustain lives. You can move quickly, address questions, and encourage teammates, all while getting quality products out on time. You are calm, positive, and a key part of a fast-paced environment that emphasizes camaraderie and teamwork. As a **Lead Hand**, you are happiest when you are moving, and we will not disappoint

Baxter is known for its speed and high-quality product. Our manufacturing operations are around-the-clock to meet the needs of our customers. Our high-caliber talent works through the challenges at hand while pushing toward meeting client order needs. **We are currently looking for an energetic, hard-working Lead Hand to work full-time permanent on our Afternoon shift (Monday to Friday 15:00-23:00) at our Alliston facility. We offer an Employee Stock Purchasing Plan, Defined contribution pension plan and medical/dental benefits on your first day**

**Your team**

Baxter is focused on saving and sustaining lives by manufacturing high-quality products. We strive to create quality products for our customers each day.

Delivering life-saving products is about getting them right, and attention to detail is how we make sure we meet that challenge. We are a team that supports each other throughout each shift. Working together in a supportive and open culture makes our processes evolve for the better and engages our workforce.

The following are dress/gowning requirements: safety glasses, safety shoes, ear plugs, jumpsuit, hood, hairnet, beard cover, gloves, isolation mask and boots (additional PPE required when cleaning)
- Constant or intermittent exposure to elevated levels of noise
- Involves working around equipment, machinery, and belts

**What You'll Be Doing**

The Viaflex Lead hand is responsible for coordinating 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 Viaflex Lead Hand will perform Filling Operator/MH duties on a regular basis.
- 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, QA/RK duties on an as needed basis.
- Support EMS implementation which includes maintaining the department in 6S condition and participating in the IDEAS program.

Duties performed on a continual or intermittent basis
- Notify the supervisor and take appropriate action if any safety, quality, mechanical or discrepancy issues occur
- Sustain a clean and safe work area using 6S principles

**What You'll Bring**
- Successful completion of High School diploma or GED required (Proof will be requested)
- 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 s