This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

We are seeking an expert Production Supervisor to join our Thetford Plant to provide leadership to our Line 6 operation, being responsible for the manufacturing, filling and packaging of our products. You will need to have a background of working in a highly regulated industry, be a result driven, hands-on manager with a proactive nature and several years of experience leading, supervising and developing operational teams.

This role is shifts work covering 10 hour days, on the following shift pattern, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday OR Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday.

We offer some fantastic benefits which are listed below.

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee discount scheme

Blue light card

Fantastic internal progression opportunities

Subsided canteen

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Up to 8% pension contribution

Employee assistance programme

Ensure all activities are carried out to appropriate GMP and EHS standards and Legislation.

Promote a positive safety and quality culture in the company and coach employees on EHS and quality practices.

Ensure all areas of responsibility are GMP compliant, housekeeping standards are always maintained.

Ensure that all products are produced to the required specification.

Overall responsibility for Shift performance and opportunities for improvement.

Complete accurate shift report and identify actions relating to performance.

Co-ordination of training across the department, maintaining accurate records on the department training matrix

Manage the shift to include recruitment, training and development, and succession planning.

Absence and performance management across the team

Co-ordinate support for breakdowns etc

Meet daily output targets, identify, and drive production efficiencies across all production lines using.

Adhere to annual budgets, identifying and instigating cost improvement projects where appropriate.

Other duties as required and directed by the Production Manager.

Experienced production supervisor within a highly regulated environment

Highly effective people management skills - experience of leading staff at all levels along with cross functional teams.

Experience of structured problem-solving tools and lean six-sigma methods.

Experience in implementing lean manufacturing initiatives.

Strong computer literacy & proficient in the use of MS Office tools.

Experience of working shift- nights and weekends.

Must be a natural teammate, able to develop strong working relationships with the rest of the management team.

Understand how the Production function adds customer value to a business and supports the achievement of the site’s goals.

Ability to lead, motivate and train supervisors, line leaders and general operators.

Ability to communicate effectively with site management, production, engineering and quality personnel.

Ability to plan workloads & work to tight timelines.

Thank you for your interest in Baxter and we look forward to hearing from you!

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