Facilities Reliability Specialist

parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k), employee discount

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

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. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

Provide maintenance leadership to the Facilities Maintenance Department. This position will provide highly technical mechanical and electrical system troubleshooting and repair to complex system failures. This position will also be responsible for the coordination of facility maintenance activities related to the staff at the Round Lake Drug Delivery and Penicillin buildings.

This position will direct the work of Facilities Maintenance Technicians to ensure that all PM and work orders are completed in a timely manner to minimize equipment downtime and improve system reliability. This position will assign work to mechanics and ensure the coordination of work between all shifts.

This position works closely with the maintenance manager, supervisors, planners, engineers, vendors, contractors, and customers. Must be able to communicate with upper levels of plant management concerning progress of the work or special problems that would affect production or the status of critical systems.

• Provide maintenance project management to mechanical and electrical system issues. Develop root‑cause solutions to system problems resulting in continuous improvement.
• Work with maintenance planner to coordinate repairs of major equipment or system problems.
• Provide technical expertise and training to all mechanic levels.
• Oversee maintenance project work and coordinate the activities of mechanics.
• Hire and manage contract labor for small maintenance related projects.
• Coordinate system shutdowns with other departments within the facility to minimize any impact to operations.

• Must not be allergic to Penicillin or Cephalosporins.
• Ten or more years of maintenance experience is required, or five or more years with Maximo/CMM software management.
• Experience with mechanical systems such as boilers, air conditioning equipment, chillers, air compressors, etc.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry with water for injection is preferred.
• Experience with personal computers including maintenance management systems, basic Microsoft office programs.

We understand that compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $68,000 - $99,000 annually. The range is intended to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position.

Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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, as well as basic life, accident, short‑term and long‑term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) with employee contribution options and company…