Plating Plant Operator (1st Shift)

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.

Your Role at Baxter

This is where my hands make life-sustaining products

Perform a variety of plating and related operations on a variety of parts following standardized methods and procedures. Set-up, operate and maintain a variety of machines to produce parts for metal fabric as well as textured surface parts.

Your Team

You’ll work alongside experienced operators, technicians, and leaders who collaborate closely to ensure plating and finishing processes meet the highest standards. From surface preparation to final inspection, the work your team completes directly supports patient‑care products used around the world. At Baxter, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement are part of everyday work—because every process, every part, and every person matters.

What You'll Be Doing

• Perform a range of repetitive operations, racking, un-racking, plating, assembly, using hand and power tools, set-up, bending, drilling, packing, benders, presses, drilling machines, induction welding, fabric machines, assemble parts for a variety of products making adjustments and clean machines daily.

• Follow verbal and written instructions, operation sheets, processes and clearly-defined procedures to complete tasks. Use overhead hoist, lift truck and other material handling equipment as required.

• Load parts, raw steel and remove parts after forming, assembly and bead-blasting as required. Perform duties and various similar functions in prescribed sequence as necessary for proper fit and operation. Help maintain solutions for effective cleaning and plating operations “processes” to produce quality parts. Processes include cleaning, electroless-nickel, acid rinses, plating and rinsing. Loading and unloading racks and plating barrels and place into tanks in proper sequence for required cycle times.

• Help dump, clean and flush tanks and assist in preparing new solutions. Handle hazardous waste and hazardous substances. Do minor maintenance on equipment as required. Fill out and attach in-ticket cards to finished products, report labor and other necessary data to the system. Ensure that parts are in conformance to prescribed quality criteria. Help in planning daily and weekly production runs; enter quantities, production adjustments to schedule and other appropriate information into the computer. Operate a variety of manual or computerized testing equipment to check parts for quality.

• Responsible for both quality and quantity of work: Participate in team activities and problem solving sessions as required. Communicate problems and/or solutions to appropriate team member. Must follow processes and procedures as written. As needed, document and/or chart production data to aid in problem identification, quality feedback and production scheduling. Troubleshoot problems when necessary. Train, instruct and assist other operators in their duties as required to ensure a quality product and smooth flow.

• Evaluate defective material and tooling, faulty operations, questionable conditions and potential work stoppages. Advise and recommend alternatives to appropriate team member. (May require the use of computer and telecommunication device). Ensure that work area and equipment are maintained in a clean, orderly and safe condition. Follow prescribed safety regulations.

• The above description covers the most significant duties performed but does not exclude other occasional work assignments not mentioned. The inclusion of which would be in conformity with the factor degrees assigned to this job.

What You'll Bring

• High School Diploma or (GED) General Education Degree

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a salary pay rate of $23.32, plus shift differential for off shifts. The pay rate is based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. 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 insurance coverage for 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), 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. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and 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 include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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