Quality Technician (2nd shift)

About the role

This is where your creativity addresses challenges. In the Quality Technician role, you will support manufacturing and assembly operations by ensuring product quality and smooth production flow. You’ll manage nonconforming materials, including their removal, transfer, and rework, while performing final quality inspections, documentation reviews, and product release activities.

Your Team

You’ll work alongside a cross-functional team of quality professionals, engineers, and production personnel dedicated to maintaining high standards across manufacturing operations. This team collaborates with internal groups to ensure product quality, compliance, and continuous improvement. Together, you’ll help deliver safe, reliable products that make a meaningful impact.

Schedule

This is a second shift position, Monday-Friday, 3:00pm to 11:30pm. The ability to work on some weekends is required. Overtime may be required to meet the production schedule.

Responsibilities

• Must not be allergic to penicillin or cephalosporin drugs.
• Makes detailed observations, analyzes data, and interprets results.
• Maintains department equipment and inventory levels for controlled materials.
• Owns monthly inventory cycle count initiation and variance follow-up.
• Performs routine inspections as the provider of floor shop oversight, quality checks, and in-process product inspections of finishing product areas.
• Interacts with manufacturing and supervision to address quality process or batch-related concerns.
• Performs process compliance audits of all manufacturing areas to ensure quality of product/process (TIQs) is achieved.
• Performs troubleshooting, works independently, and makes decisions based on general guidance and existing procedural requirements.
• Performs product functional testing in support of equipment validations.
• Identifies process improvements and escalates to Line Operations Supervision and/or Management.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Will work in both Drug Delivery and Penicillin facilities as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• 6 months of experience in manufacturing/quality preferred.
• Basic science, math, and computer skills (including Microsoft Word and Excel) are required.
• Good writing, verbal communication, and problem-solving skills are required.
• Ability to work in a team environment and make independent decisions based on procedural and regulatory requirements.
• It is desirable for the candidate to have experience with the requirements of current Good Manufacturing & Documentation Practices in pharma manufacturing facilities.
• The candidate must be able to work flexible hours in a dynamic environment with minimal direct supervision.
• Attention to detail and organization are highly desired.
• Visual Acuity 20/20 Near Vision with or without corrective vision required.

Pay

This position has a salary range of $44,800 to $61,600. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

Benefits

Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include:

• 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.
• Financial and retirement benefits including the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Educational assistance programs.
• Time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits including commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.