Material Handler 1

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

As a Material Handler, you will support the daily flow of materials throughout the facility, helping ensure products are received, stored, moved, and shipped accurately and efficiently. Your work will directly support production schedules, inventory accuracy, customer service, and operational excellence. You will collaborate closely with warehouse, manufacturing, and operations teams while helping maintain a safe, organized, and high-quality work environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Receive, store, move, and distribute materials accurately to ensure operational and production requirements are met.
• Pick, pack, and prepare products for shipment while maintaining high standards for quality, accuracy, and customer service.
• Support inventory movement and warehouse organization to help maintain efficient material flow and inventory integrity.
• Communicate material, inventory, or process issues to leadership in a timely manner to support problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to Lean and operational improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and improve team performance.
• Maintain compliance with all safety, quality, and operational procedures to help ensure a safe workplace and reliable product delivery.
• Support changing business needs, including overtime when required, to help the team achieve service and operational goals.

What You'll Bring

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education.
• Ability to safely lift and move materials weighing up to 30 pounds.
• Basic computer skills and comfort using warehouse systems and technology.
• Strong organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-based environment.
• Commitment to following safety, quality, and operational procedures.
• Previous experience in a warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or material handling environment.
• Experience with shipping, receiving, inventory management, order picking, or material movement processes.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement or Lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience operating material handling equipment in accordance with site requirements and training.

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 $21.00, 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.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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

Equal Employment Opportunity

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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