Offers “Abbott”

Expires soon Abbott

2nd Shift Manufacturing Supervisor

  • Plymouth (Devon)
  • Design / Civil engineering / Industrial engineering

Job description

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 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We are seeking a high caliber, self-driven leader, eager to learn and capable of influencing cultural changes in our Operations team. This candidate must have proven experience leading cross-functional and multi-cultural teams in manufacturing environments; passionate about making things happen through high execution and strong collaboration. This position will be primarily focused on team consistency, continuous improvement, leading through example, coaching and team success. Results oriented, with strong values, solid problem solving and task prioritization skills, responsible, innovative, with strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to deal with rapid change in ambiguous environments.

This is a 2nd Shift Role: 4pm to 2:3am / Monday - Thursday

Job Duties:

  • 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.
  • Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years of manufacturing operations industry experience
  • Associate degree or above preferred.
  • Previous experience in manufacturing operations with demonstrated ability to acquire and apply manufacturing principals is preferred.
  • Strong leadership skills and ability to identify vital behaviors to influence cultural changes
  • 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.
  • Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally.

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

DIVISION:

CAHF Cardiac Arrhythmias & Heart Failure

LOCATION:

United States > Minnesota > Plymouth : 5050 Nathan Lane N

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

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