What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Support Person (Temp to Hire) 1st Shift position at Baxter?
Req # JR - 197198
Location Batesville, Indiana, United States
Job Category Union
Date posted 04/07/2026
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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.
Your Role at Baxter
This is where my hands make life-sustaining products
A Materials Support Person is responsible for receiving, storing, and moving parts and products throughout the facility to keep production running smoothly. This includes unloading shipments, verifying and locating materials, and delivering items to the correct areas. They prepare domestic and international shipments by packing, crating, wrapping, and loading finished products. The role requires operating forklifts and other material‑handling equipment, following instructions, and ensuring materials are moved in the correct sequence to prevent production delays.
Your Team
You’ll collaborate with dedicated teammates across manufacturing, warehouse, and support functions to keep production moving safely and efficiently. Our culture is built on teamwork, integrity, and respect—where every role is valued and every contribution makes a difference. The products made here, including hospital beds, mattresses, and patient‑care solutions, support patients around the world.
What You'll Be Doing
- Perform all required duties in connection with receiving into warehouse, pull items from location and move them to appropriate areas.
- Complete loading documents, and follow verbal instructions.
- Perform various material handling duties including, but not limited to: counting, weighing, sorting, locating, stocking and delivering parts, materials fabricated in-process stock, supplies, tools or equipment to required areas. Location and accurately identification of parts and products.
- Complete/maintain required paperwork such as quality charts, work instructions, production charts, log books, etc.
- Use industrial trucks, forklifts, order pickers, hand trucks, electric pallet movers, manual effort, or any other means to carry and move products, parts, supplies, material, tools and equipment to and from departments, floors or plant areas.
- Knowledgeable of inventory management system, stock movement procedures and overall manufacturing method of operations. Must use computer to determine or reconcile schedules and have an understanding of reports and documents.
- Maintain vehicle in a clean and orderly condition including checking and adding oil, fuel/levels, etc.
- Report promptly when maintenance and repair work is needed. Follow prescribed driving procedures and use of the daily vehicle operator’s checklist
What You'll Bring
- Must have current, valid driver’s license and pass tow motor physical
- High School Diploma or (GED) General Education Degree
Applicants must be authorized to work for an employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
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 $22.35. 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.
US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)
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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