Manufacturing Supervisor II
Baxter · Round Lake, IL
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $80k–$110k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor manufacturing role at Baxter (medical devices) in Round Lake, IL. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, 5S, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $80k–$110k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Illinois: typical posted base $78k–$106k. This one lists $80k–$110k.
Median of the low and high ends of 16 live postings that list pay, out of 27 production supervisor openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 22 other live manufacturing postings in Illinois.
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 61%
- CNC 43%
- Tooling 39%
- Machining 39%
- ✓ 5S 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Baxter in Round Lake
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Full description from BaxterAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
Your role as a Manufacturing Supervisor II, positions you to be directly involved in the physical production that enables Baxter to fulfill our mission to save and sustain lives. You own the line between meeting production timelines and making quality products. As a manager, you are the trusted critical connection between the business and the workers on the floor.
You will lead and oversee daily operations within a designated production area to ensure manufacturing goals, productivity targets, and project timelines are achieved. You will ensure compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards, and all applicable regulatory requirements. You will coordinate resources, support workforce performance, and help drive operational excellence, quality, safety, and efficiency across the production environment.
Shift: You will work a 12-hour night shift from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule. This two-week cycle includes every other weekend and follows this pattern: work 2 days, off 2 days, work 3 days, off 2 days, work 2 days, and off 3 days.
Your Team
Baxter is focused on saving and sustaining lives by finding solutions to sophisticated problems. Each day, the manufacturing team strives to create quality products for our customers—and are sometimes met with unforeseen issues to solve. The high-caliber talent at Baxter meets these challenges head-on, as a team, to create products with the customer's needs top-of-mind.
We establish relationships with each other to get work done.
As a multidisciplinary environment, we are always learning from others and exchanging ideas. This means we are open to new opinions and encourage Baxter employees always to be their authentic selves and celebrate our various backgrounds.
Our manufacturing facility is a high-energy environment with little downtime. We have robust processes that ensure our employees are safe and healthy—both mentally and physically. We pride ourselves on being top of the line regarding cleanliness and safety.
requirements
as required.
- ✓Performs/leads technical reviews, investigations and process improvement projects.
- ✓Provides manufacturing input into integration and validation of new equipment and processes.
- ✓Resolves technical, material and cGMP problems that may impact project deadlines. Provides guidance and troubleshooting assistance as needed during a deviation in the process.
- ✓May represent the company during FDA inspections or provide information as vital to FDA that establishes credibility and demonstrates compliance with cGMPs.
- ✓May monitor capital expenditures and assist in developing budgets.
- ✓Submit and/or maintain and distribute reports related to attendance, labor, maintenance metrics, safety, and others as needed.
- ✓Sustain a clean and safe work area using 6S principles
- ✓Learn, understand and apply rigorous quality standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
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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.
What you'll be doing
- •Communicates guidance, support, direction and leadership through effective interactions with all personnel during daily operations.
- •Supervises the day-to-day production, scheduling, staffing, material management, compliance, training and auditing activities. Identify/prioritize/provide resources as appropriate.
- •Interviews, hires, coaches, motivates, develops, recognizes and leads performance of direct reports. Provides regular feedback to all direct reports. Assist in setting performance objectives and development plans and supervise progress.
- •Reviews, approves, and handles documentation for batch and system records. Assists in release of product for distribution. Assists in meeting product release time goals.
- •Identifies, initiates and facilitates continuous improvements, lean manufacturing activities and initiatives, such as 5S, visual management, kaizens. This role may also be responsible for identifying and implementing VIPs.
- •Insures resources and raw materials are applied in the most efficient and productive.
- •Develops training content and facilitates and verifies appropriate training for employees in the area.
- •Ensures compliance with all GMP rules, product documentation, specifications, SOPs, and FDA
What you'll bring
- •A candidate must not be allergic to Penicillin and Cephalosporin or their related products and minerals.
- •Bachelors degree in Business, Engineering, related field or equivalent, is required.
- •3 years manufacturing experience and 2 years of Supervisory experience.
- •Demonstrated communication, administrative and strong technical leadership skills with ability to interface well with other departments and lead effectively and efficiently in a team environment. Solid professional writing skills.
- •Ability to lead multiple priorities in a manufacturing plant setting.
- •Good assessment and troubleshooting skills (mechanical, electrical, and process) with demonstrated and confirmed experience and background.
- •Proven understanding of maintenance systems to include preventive maintenance and CMMS.
- •Ability to understand regulatory and safety guidelines applicable to the medical / p
