Team Leader - Temporary Assignment

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Job Description

Team Leader - Temporary Assignment for six months

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Health Insurance (starting on Day 1 of employment), Savings Plan (401K) with company match, Life insurance for you and your spouse/children, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Vacation, Sick, Personal Days.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our location in Arecibo, CRM Plant.

Shift: second shift temporary assignment for 6 months

As a Trainer, primary function/purpose of the team leader is to assist the Production Supervisor in managing the daily activities of the production of Abbott products. Using his/her complete knowledge of the quality system, people management skills, and company policies and procedures, the Team Leader ensures that procedures are followed, non-conformance issues are elevated immediately, and that staff is performing at expected levels. Responsible for maintain the production schedules and comply with all manufacturing and quality..

What You’ll Do

• Assisting supervisor with daily management of the production line/cell including but not limited to: (Weight=50%)

• Scheduling of product builds and tracking of scrap.

• Verification and routing of product, verification of traceability and provide tooling to operators

• Implementation of new processes.

• Training of new employees in procedures, equipment, and safety.

• Ensuring Policy and Procedure adherence.

• Avoid accidents enforcing prevention in all safety.

• Avoid quality incidents through prevention.

• Responsible for reporting and verifying daily metrics including but not limited to first pass yield, productivity, volume, Yield, Scrap,

• attendance, safety incidents and process audit metrics.

• Ensures that processes are being followed and adhered to at all times by monitoring staff and metrics. Holds meetings with the

• team to discuss variations and issues as they arise.

• Elevates quality issues immediately when they occur. Has the ability and responsibility to stop the line immediately when nonconformance

• quality issues are identified and to immediately communicate with the supervisor all quality deviations.

• • Responsible to reconcile metrics and handoff issues with the prior or next team leader at the end of the shift to ensure continuity

• of operations. This may include completing daily checklists, line audits, and other process audits.

• • Ensure compliance with all Abbott procedures including all applicable regulatory agency requirements.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma required or Associate degree is preferable

• Minimun one year of experience in manufacturing environment

• Computer knowledge in programs such as Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, and SA Pare preferred.

• Previous lead experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

• Demonstrated knowledge of quality systems, lean manufacturing, inventory control methods, and computers.

• People skills, communication skills (speaking and writing).

• Must be capable to read and understand documents both in English and Spanish.

• Must be detailed, oriented, self-motivated, and able to handle multiple tasks.

• Must have exhibited competency in the following:

• Communication skills – Ability to provide and receive information in a collaborative manner.

• Problem Solving – Have the initiative to generate improvements and foster positive outcomes by systematically analyzing situations.

• Collaboration – Creating an environment with mutually beneficial relationships to achieve common goals.

• Teamwork – Motivating the team to productively achieve collective results / ability to effectively work with others.

• Technical skills – Ability to demonstrate proficiency in technical and job aspects of the

• position to achieve a high level of performance. An ability and desire to learn and share with others

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $13.18 – $25.02 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.]]><