OPERATOR I

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Job Summary: This role involves performing routine assembly operations, ensuring adherence to quality standards and operating simple machinery. Key Highlights: 1. Operate automatic machinery and perform repetitive assembly tasks. 2. Maintain a clean work area and accurate inventory. 3. Conduct visual and physical inspections to ensure quality standards. **Req \#** JR \- 201352 **Location** Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico **Job Category** Assembly Jobs **Date posted** 05/19/2026 Apply Now 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. To perform routine assembly operations, you must carry out the following prescribed processes while ensuring adherence to quality standards. This job description represents the main responsibilities that any person assigned to this position must be able to perform. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: *This section contains a list of five to eight primary job responsibilities. The individual will perform other functions as assigned.* 1\. Operate automatic machinery or perform repetitive assembly tasks that are not highly complex, requiring manual dexterity and the ability to work with simple hand tools. 2\. Report any anomalies or issues related to equipment, tools, or materials to your immediate supervisor. 3\. Be responsible for organizing or allocating all materials to their designated area and maintaining a clean work area at the end of your shift. 4\. Under direction and supervision, assemble basic components or subassemblies using basic tools such as screwdrivers, Allen wrenches, pliers, wire cutters, or cotton swabs. Work at a pre-assigned production level while ensuring high quality is maintained. 5\. Work with soldering, FLUX, adhesives, and other basic schematics, diagrams, process sheets, and/or assembly execution. 6\. Use simple machinery that prepares component parts for future assembly. 7\. Package or assemble items for shipment, ensuring protection against potential shipping damage, and ensure all required parts and instructions are present. 8\. Maintain accurate inventory of completed assemblies. 9\. Perform basic visual and/or physical inspections during the process to ensure quality and appearance standards are met. 10\. Rotate across various workstations to gain training, general knowledge, and experience across multiple stations within the work center or department. May be assigned to more complex assembly tasks to facilitate on-the-job training within the work center to meet operational needs. 11\. Diagnose defective operations, product imperfections, and/or equipment malfunctions, and cooperate with technical staff and/or supervisors to resolve discrepancies. 12\. Follow prescribed safety regulations, including wearing lab coats and safety goggles as required. 13\. Actively apply quality training skills in all related activities to improve all products and processes impacted by this position. 14\. May be required to work overtime as needed. 15\. Attend training or development programs as required by your supervisor. 16\. Perform related or similar duties as required. Qualifications: *To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential task. List the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.* N/A: Intern or Co-op Student Education and/or Experience: *Include the education and/or experience required to satisfactorily perform the job.* N/A: Intern or Co-op Student Education required – Education required: Elementary school. Experiencia deseable – Desirable experience: * Possess good manual and visual dexterity; able to read, write, and use basic mathematics; maintain a high degree of accuracy when performing repetitive tasks; and experience working with chemicals is desirable. * Able to adapt to changing work environments, including: increased automation, changes in production methods or sequences, rotation across different workstations; able to work collaboratively in teams, cells, work centers, and team-based problem-solving activities. Equal Employment Opportunity Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. 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