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Maintenance Manager - Day shift


Company : Baxter International Inc.


Location : Alliston,


Created : 2026-05-05


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

About the Role At Baxter Healthcare Corporation, the Maintenance team ensures operations run smoothly and efficiently. As a Maintenance Manager, you will lead a dedicated team, implementing worldclass maintenance processes to support plant operations, GMP, and safety requirements. Responsibilities Build and communicate a vision for the maintenance department, aligning with the Alliston Strategic Plan. Improve the efficiency of internal and external resources to meet business objectives. Foster an environment of personal and professional growth through regular feedback and mentoring. Manage technical resources, including Maintenance Supervisors and Industrial Programmers. Ensure timely and efficient execution of project implementation, plant equipment improvement, and maintenance activities to support plant goals. Coordinate project timelines, budget management, and compliance with validation protocols. Apply Lean principles to complete departmental tasks within safety, quality, time, and budget boundaries. Provide mentorship and leadership to plant team members, promoting alignment across valuable streams. Maximize the effectiveness of internal and external resources (business unit and cross business unit) to meet business objectives. Manage technical resources across the facility, including Maintenance/Reliability Superintendent, Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Planner, Industrial Programmers, CNC Machinist, Industrial Programmer Electricians, and Millwrights. Ensure project implementation, plant equipment improvement, PMs, and maintenance activities are executed in a timely, efficient manner to support plant goals of OEE, perfect equipment, project deadlines, safety, quality, and cost. In partnership with MGRII, Engineering, oversee overall management (including multimilliondollar budgets) of project timelines associated with generating equipment design specifications, procurement, design of experiments, factory acceptance testing, installation, coordination of validation activities, SOP generation, and implementation in functional areas. Support the capital planning process and create business cases for CPAs as required for presentation to senior leadership. Establish project requirements, vendor contracts, design and implementation plans in conjunction with other plant stakeholders. Ensure departmental compliance for master change control management and validation protocols. Provide guidance, support, direction, and leadership through positive interactions with plant team members, building synergies across valuable streams. Ensure team skills are optimized through crosstraining, mentorship, and indepth performance management and development planning. Ensure quality and regulatory compliance through CAPA process in support of operations, as well as ensuring a compliant and efficient Preventable Maintenance program. Support the release of product by completing process exception documents, addressing open issues identified in weekly/quarterly and annual quality checks, and closing audit items. Plan and monitor preventative maintenance schedules and equipment repair. Coordinate with Calibration Technician to ensure all requirements are completed on time. Participate in the planning, specification development, and implementation of new equipment and/or equipment modifications. Assist with process improvements requiring specification creation or change requests, software changes, and modification to any process. Monitor and achieve Maintenances Annual Operating Plan budget. Plan and build maintenance and operating programs, ensuring efficiency of all equipment, preparing operating reporting and budgets, ensuring all processes and compliance programs are met, and ensuring all utility systems are inspected and in accordance with regulations. Identify, develop, evaluate, and participate in solutions as required for VIPs, process productivity improvements, system/facility upgrades, quality, regulatory, and EHS. Provide solutions and costs for future budgets. Oversee all building functions, provide support in investigation processes to resolve production and support services, and recommend alternatives and potential modifications. Qualifications College diploma in Engineering or Skilled Trade certification. 35 years of applicable experience managing projects and people. Ability to manage facility projects and daytoday operations with limited supervision. Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to work at all organization levels. Proficiency in MS Office and AutoCAD software. Compensation Estimated salary range for this position is $107,520 $147,840 annually. The range reflects base salary and estimated target payout under the Management Incentive Compensation Plan. Individual pay will be determined based on skills, expertise, and experience, and the incentive is contingent upon company and individual performance outcomes. 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. Reasonable Accommodations Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. 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