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Baxter International Inc. provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, including home, acute and in-center dialysis; sterile IV solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition; biosurgery products and anesthetics; and pharmacy automation, software and services. The company’s global footprint and the critical nature of its products and services play a key role in expanding access to healthcare in emerging and developed countries.
Baxter’s 50,000 employees worldwide are building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of healthcare innovations that enable patient care.

The Senior Manager, Operational Excellence will serve as part of the Round Lake Drug Delivery Senior Leadership Team leading the Lean and Six Sigma initiatives for the site.  The Round Lake Drug Delivery site is chartered with manufacturing Life Saving and Sustaining solutions in flexible containers.

The Senior Manager, Operations Excellence is responsible for managing and directing the process/performance improvement program to improve work processes, standards and productivity. Applying techniques from other industries such as lean manufacturing, six sigma and kaizen to create a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Champions initiatives that deliver continuous improvement, culture transformation, waste reduction and/or cost savings
- Utilize industry standard lean methodologies and change management tools to solve problems and drive improvement
changes in a large manufacturing operation
- Lead the coordination and completion of identified projects and serve in training role; Develop, coach and mentor others
in the organization on continuous improvement tools and lean methodologies to develop lean facilitators and leaders.
- Serve as a change agent working collaboratively within and across departments, functions and location to help
implement a culture of continuous improvement
- Oversee and execute all aspects of projects including, but not limited to: Assembling project teams, setting project
deadlines, and assigning responsibilities
- Overseeing/facilitating/coordinating lean, 6S and Kaizen events and activities, monitoring programs and summarizing the projects of all projects in regular reports.

- Act as the liaison between the corporate Operational Excellence team and the plant capitalizing on best practices where applicable and reporting progress on corporate initiatives.

Qualifications - External
- Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
- Very strong attention to detail
- Solid understanding of lean, kaizen, VSM and other improvement tools and techniques
- Detailed operational knowledge of aseptic manufacturing
- Ability to set priorities and manage multiple projects with minimal supervision
- High energy, enthusiasm and strong interest in continuous improvement
- Advanced/Strong computer skills: MS Access, PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Requires a bachelor’s degree, from an accredited institution, preferably in a technical discipline. 8-10 years experience in all aspects of the manufacturing process in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or comparable environment. Preferably 3 – 5 years in a lean/continuous improvement role.

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based on social and political ideas.

As a federal contractor, Baxter is also subject to Executive Order 11246. In addition to prohibiting discrimination, this Executive Order also requires Baxter to be an Affirmative Action employer.

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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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Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please send an e-mail to Americas_TTA@baxter.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.