Technician, Quality - 1st Shift

Role Overview

The Quality Technician at Baxter is responsible for conducting inspections, maintaining accurate records, conducting containment and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements. This role is critical in maintaining the integrity of our products and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The technician conducts more complex inspections, tests, and activities of materials and system records to prevent non‑conforming items from entering the production line or leaving the facility.

• Conduct inspections to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Perform measurements to ensure compliance to the drawing.
• Conduct floor audits and inspections of manufacturing processes and equipment to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Create non‑conforming material reports and perform containments as needed.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of inspections.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to address quality issues.
• Participate in investigations and root cause analysis of quality issues.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to resolve quality issues.
• Provide training and guidance to production staff on quality procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams, including production, engineering, and quality assurance, to ensure effective communication and collaboration on quality‑related matters.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to discussions on quality improvement and best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by providing feedback on inspection processes and suggesting enhancements to quality control procedures.
• Proactively contribute to zero harm in the workplace for all employees by complying with legal and corporate (EHS) Environmental Health & Safety requirements, safe work practices, and EHS policies and procedures consistently.
• Report all hazards, near misses and incidents as soon as practicable and participate in identifying actions to prevent harm from occurring to our people and/or our environment.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, ISO and other government regulations, legal documents and safety and ethical standards, obtaining legal compliance training.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of experience in a quality control environment.
• Experience with quality management systems, including implementing and maintaining QMS.
• Experience with measuring tools and reading drawings (GD&T).
• IPC certification, such as IPC-A-600 or IPC-J-STD-001 required within 30 days.
• Intermediate knowledge of quality control principles and medical device manufacturing processes.
• Experience measuring tooling and equipment.

The Quality Technician may be required to perform the following physical demands: standing and walking for up to 8 hours per day, sitting for up to 6 hours per day, lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, bending and stooping to access equipment, documents, and other materials potentially up to 2 hours per day.

Work environments include office setting, manufacturing environment, and warehouse environment (up to 5% of the time). Environmental conditions may include temperature extremes, humidity, noise, chemical exposure, biological exposure.

Special requirements: wear PPE such as gloves, safety glasses, hard hat; follow safety procedures (lockout/tagout, confined space entry); maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

The estimated base salary for this position is $51,200.00 – $70,400.00 annually. The estimated salary is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Baxter offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package for eligible roles including medical and dental coverage, basic life, accident and disability insurance, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k), flexible spending accounts, educational assistance, 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, paid parental leave, commuting benefits, employee discount program, employee assistance program, and childcare benefits.

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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