Plating Plant Operator (1st Shift)

About the role

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. 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.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of plating and related operations on a variety of parts following standardized methods and procedures.
• Set-up, operate and maintain a variety of machines to produce parts for metal fabric as well as textured surface parts.
• Perform repetitive operations including racking, un-racking, plating, assembly, using hand and power tools.
• Set-up, bending, drilling, packing, operate benders, presses, drilling machines, induction welding, fabric machines, assemble parts for a variety of products making adjustments and clean machines daily.
• Follow verbal and written instructions, operation sheets, processes and clearly-defined procedures to complete tasks.
• Use overhead hoist, lift truck and other material handling equipment as required.
• Load parts, raw steel and remove parts after forming, assembly and bead-blasting as required.
• Perform duties and various similar functions in prescribed sequence as necessary for proper fit and operation.
• Help maintain solutions for effective cleaning and plating operations including processes such as cleaning, electroless-nickel, acid rinses, plating and rinsing.
• Loading and unloading racks and plating barrels and place into tanks in proper sequence for required cycle times.
• Help dump, clean and flush tanks and assist in preparing new solutions.
• Handle hazardous waste and hazardous substances.
• Perform minor maintenance on equipment as required.
• Fill out and attach in-ticket cards to finished products, report labor and other necessary data to the system.
• Ensure that parts are in conformance to prescribed quality criteria.
• Help in planning daily and weekly production runs; enter quantities, production adjustments to schedule and other appropriate information into the computer.
• Operate a variety of manual or computerized testing equipment to check parts for quality.
• Participate in team activities and problem solving sessions as required.
• Communicate problems and/or solutions to appropriate team member.
• Follow processes and procedures as written.
• Document and/or chart production data to aid in problem identification, quality feedback and production scheduling.
• Troubleshoot problems when necessary.
• Train, instruct and assist other operators in their duties as required to ensure a quality product and smooth flow.
• Evaluate defective material and tooling, faulty operations, questionable conditions and potential work stoppages.
• Advise and recommend alternatives to appropriate team member.
• Ensure that work area and equipment are maintained in a clean, orderly and safe condition.
• Follow prescribed safety regulations.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or (GED) General Education Degree

Pay

This position has a salary pay rate of $23.32, plus shift differential for off shifts. The pay rate is based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage that start on day one
• Insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Educational assistance programs
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• Family and medical leaves of absence
• Paid parental leave
• Commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Childcare benefits