Manufacturing Technician - Paint / Burn-off
Baxter, Batesville, IN, United States
Your Role at Baxter
This is where my hands make life-sustaining products
As a Manufacturing Technician
Paint/Burn?Off, you will support manufacturing operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, calibrating, and repairing production and metrology equipment to improve uptime and ensure quality and compliance. You will perform preventative and corrective maintenance, coordinate calibration activities, document results, assist with equipment validation and new product introductions, and collaborate with Engineering and Quality partners. You will also contribute to SOP development, lean manufacturing initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts while ensuring all work is performed in accordance with established procedures.
Your Team
You will join a collaborative manufacturing operations team focused on supporting paint and burn?off processes in a regulated production environment. Working alongside technicians, engineers, quality partners, and external vendors, the team emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving, and continuous improvement to ensure equipment reliability, process stability, and compliance. Strong communication, technical collaboration, and a shared commitment to safety and operational excellence define the team culture.
What You'll Be Doing
Responsible for maintaining production equipment and performing any general maintenance in order to increase production uptime
Provide a high level of problem-solving, diagnostic, and repair of plant equipment and equipment components which include: pressure gauges, flow meters, pneumatic circuits, valves, label printers, and other production equipment
Using hand tools, reassemble instruments and replace components as needed Communicate status of open issues
Serve as a technical resource on metrology issues and assist with development and implementation of technically defensible calibration procedures
Coordinate calibration and preventative maintenance activities and maintain records to ensure proper documentation; interpret calibration results and troubleshoot any issues related to calibration
Work with calibration vendors for on-site and off-site calibrations, equipment repairs, and purchasing.
Test equipment set-up and validations (IQs, OQs, PQs).
Participate in new product introduction, setting up new production areas
Collaborate with Engineering as needed. Assist in writing new or revised Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions.
Participate in lean manufacturing activities and initiatives, such as 6S, visual management, kaizen, and provide improvement ideas.
Ensures all tasks are performed in compliance with applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
This role may include additional duties as business needs change. Responsibilities may evolve with or without notice to support safe and efficient operations.
What You'll Bring
Associates degree in Engineering, Technology, Automotive, Electronics, or related technical subject area preferred and or 3 or more years of experience
Electrical and mechanical competence with a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience repairing electromechanical systems
Medical Device or Pharma Manufacturing experience is preferred
Software proficiency (MES, ERP, Excel VBAs, LabView, etc.) desired
Familiarity with PFMEAs
Technical writing skills
Experience using precision measuring equipment
Knowledge of Calibration/Metrology process and requirements with an ability to deal with moderately complex processes and procedures
Ability to interpret technical documents including drawings, specifications, diagrams, PFMEA's
Collaboration, attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Physical Requirements
Position requires being able to lift up to 50 lbs and to stand and work at two-hour minimum intervals
Position requires standing and walking for longer periods of time
Applicants must be authorized to work for an employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
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 employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $54,400 - $74,800 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.
This is where my hands make life-sustaining products
As a Manufacturing Technician
Paint/Burn?Off, you will support manufacturing operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, calibrating, and repairing production and metrology equipment to improve uptime and ensure quality and compliance. You will perform preventative and corrective maintenance, coordinate calibration activities, document results, assist with equipment validation and new product introductions, and collaborate with Engineering and Quality partners. You will also contribute to SOP development, lean manufacturing initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts while ensuring all work is performed in accordance with established procedures.
Your Team
You will join a collaborative manufacturing operations team focused on supporting paint and burn?off processes in a regulated production environment. Working alongside technicians, engineers, quality partners, and external vendors, the team emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving, and continuous improvement to ensure equipment reliability, process stability, and compliance. Strong communication, technical collaboration, and a shared commitment to safety and operational excellence define the team culture.
What You'll Be Doing
Responsible for maintaining production equipment and performing any general maintenance in order to increase production uptime
Provide a high level of problem-solving, diagnostic, and repair of plant equipment and equipment components which include: pressure gauges, flow meters, pneumatic circuits, valves, label printers, and other production equipment
Using hand tools, reassemble instruments and replace components as needed Communicate status of open issues
Serve as a technical resource on metrology issues and assist with development and implementation of technically defensible calibration procedures
Coordinate calibration and preventative maintenance activities and maintain records to ensure proper documentation; interpret calibration results and troubleshoot any issues related to calibration
Work with calibration vendors for on-site and off-site calibrations, equipment repairs, and purchasing.
Test equipment set-up and validations (IQs, OQs, PQs).
Participate in new product introduction, setting up new production areas
Collaborate with Engineering as needed. Assist in writing new or revised Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions.
Participate in lean manufacturing activities and initiatives, such as 6S, visual management, kaizen, and provide improvement ideas.
Ensures all tasks are performed in compliance with applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
This role may include additional duties as business needs change. Responsibilities may evolve with or without notice to support safe and efficient operations.
What You'll Bring
Associates degree in Engineering, Technology, Automotive, Electronics, or related technical subject area preferred and or 3 or more years of experience
Electrical and mechanical competence with a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience repairing electromechanical systems
Medical Device or Pharma Manufacturing experience is preferred
Software proficiency (MES, ERP, Excel VBAs, LabView, etc.) desired
Familiarity with PFMEAs
Technical writing skills
Experience using precision measuring equipment
Knowledge of Calibration/Metrology process and requirements with an ability to deal with moderately complex processes and procedures
Ability to interpret technical documents including drawings, specifications, diagrams, PFMEA's
Collaboration, attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Physical Requirements
Position requires being able to lift up to 50 lbs and to stand and work at two-hour minimum intervals
Position requires standing and walking for longer periods of time
Applicants must be authorized to work for an employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
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 employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $54,400 - $74,800 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.