Production Supervisor

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.

About Abbott

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.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

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'll also have access to:

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

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save ( student debt program and FreeU ( education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.

• 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 is not a remote opportunity

• Traveling up to 5 %

• Relocation assistance is not authorized for this position.

Our location in Lake County, IL currently has an opportunity for a Production Supervisor . This role is responsible for driving the process of continuous improvement and lean principles. Responsible for shifts' performance with respect to safety, quality, on-time delivery and cost.

What You'll Work On

• Maintain high level of visibility with production staff. Use hands-on approach to communicate daily and involve production staff in problem solving.

• Develop a high-performance work team with high levels of worker morale, satisfaction, and performance.

• Create and maintain a respectful work environment by listening, seeking facts to support decisions, managing one's own reactions, and addressing unacceptable behavior.

• Help production staff succeed through performance management. Provide coaching and performance communication to support development.

• Review general status of production schedules to identify and resolve problems.

• Ensure the desired product quality levels are achieved through use of standard work and training to those standards, training in operation and inspection techniques, and use of tools/data

• Support and implement new, customer-focused processes in accordance with lean principles and practices. Provide training and coaching to improve standard work, work center organization (5S), and housekeeping. Actively provide change leadership as required.

• Support and foster an environment of continuous improvement by encouraging production staff to challenge existing processes and implement solutions that enhance the overall effectiveness of the operation.

• Support production staff in understanding company policies and practices.

• Maintain time and production records.

• Take notice of process-related problems and support production staff in taking corrective action to improve the overall performance of the team.

• Communicate with and listen to production staff on a daily basis regarding work team performance, strategic initiatives, policy changes, safety, quality, etc.

• Communicate with other supervisors and appropriate personnel regarding equipment, safety, work center schedules, company policies and practices, performance improvement plans, etc.

• Hires and retains a diverse, highly qualified staff and provides ongoing performance feedback. Maintains a safe and professional work environment.

• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements

• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

• Utilize Root Cause Problem Solving techniques and lead cross-functional team to resolve product quality issues

• Improve product quality, labor efficiency, and throughput through the use of Lean manufacturing concepts

Required Qualifications

• Associate's degree in mechanical, Industrial, Biomedical, Chemical, Electrical field or work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years work experience

• Management experience is highly preferred

• Previous experience in manufacturing operations with demonstrated ability to acquire and apply manufacturing principles is preferred.

• Manufacturing engineering experience preferred.

• Strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills.

• Strong computer skills in MS Office, Excel and PowerPoint and SharePoint preferred

• FDA/GMP knowledge preferred and Fermentation, and cell culture experience is a plus.

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model preferred.

• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.

• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results.

• Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment.

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

• Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.

• Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable.

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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 $78,000.00 - $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

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