Plant, Human Resources Manager

This is where
your work makes a difference.

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.

Baxter Healthcare is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Human Resources Manager to join our dynamic human resources team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work closely with our HR Associate Director and other members of the HR team.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to advance their career in HR and potentially move into a leadership role!

This position will provide Human Resource Business Partner support at our Round Lake, IL manufacturing facility. Partnering with plant managers and employees, this role will focus on employee relations, talent management, employee engagement and strategy development.

This is a five day a week (Monday - Friday) on site role at our manufacturing site in Round Lake

This is where we make life-saving products

You are a knowledgeable and strategic HR professional with manufacturing environment experience. You understand the importance of building rapport, engaging employees, and leading HR projects and processes. As an HR Manager, you are a leader who is willing to listen and encourage others by your actions. You also appreciate the stability of a large multinational company with a long history of growth and success.

Your role as the HR Manager allows you to be directly involved in the physical production that enables Baxter to fulfill our mission to Save and Sustain Lives. As a manager, you are the trusted critical connection between the business and the workers on the floor of the Round Lake Drug Deliver site (600+ employees) where we manufacture life‑saving products.

• Lead employee relations including investigations, conflict resolution, disciplinary actions, and performance management

• Oversee daily, weekly, and monthly HR operations including payroll, leaves, and employee issues

• Collaborate and coach people managers in addressing and resolving people issues

• Own critical HR data to understand root cause and produce strategic actions to support the business

• Proactively connect with employees and managers regarding HR policies, practices, employee benefits, and programs

• Drive talent management for the site including talent placement, succession planning, and development discussions with leadership

• Develop, execute, and sustain initiatives that drives employee engagement, development, and retention

• Coach and develop leaders on HR and leadership best practices; be a HRBP to members of the site leadership team

• Partner with HR teams outside the site to solve issues including talent acquisition, compensation, and employee relations

• No Cephalosporin or Penicillin allergies

• 5+ years of experience in human resources, including 2+ years as a HR generalist. HR manufacturing experience highly preferred

• A proven track record of disciplined action and execution in Human Resource role

• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities; have the flexibility to meet site needs that operates 5-6 days a week, 3-shift operation

• Strong foundational HR knowledge and experience in training, compensation, performance management, change management and organizational design. Demonstrated application of those skills and partnership with HR Centers of Expertise

• Strong working knowledge of employment law and employee/labor relations

• Analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to capture and interpret data to inform HR decisions

• Demonstrated ability to build…