Lead Operator

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Have you ever wanted to make a difference?

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the FreeStyle Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones.  This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.

At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare. 

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:

As Operations Line Lead, in Abbott, Kilkenny you will ensure that production targets and schedules are achieved for their line.

Assist the Operations team lead in achieving the goals of the process area.

Provides guidance and a source of information for operators and support groups in the area.

Responsible for their lines performance with respect to safety, quality, on-time delivery and cost.

Your main responsibilities will be:

·  Maintain high level of visibility with production staff. Use hands-on approach to communicate daily and involve production staff in problem solving.
·  Coordinate daily work direction for personal on their line.
·  Assist Operations team lead in developing action plans to achieve process area goals.
·  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 feedback for use in performance appraisals.
·  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.
·  Ensure training plan for line is developed and adhered to.
·  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 Operations Line Leads and appropriate personnel regarding equipment, safety, work schedules, company policies and practices, performance improvement plans, etc.
·  Promotes and ensures a quality culture within the Process Area.
·  Complies with company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
·  When Operations team lead is absent may temporarily act as team lead.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

·  Minimum education - Leaving Certificate.
·  Previous experience in manufacturing operations, preferably in a Senior Operator role, with demonstrated ability to acquire and apply manufacturing principals is preferred.
·  Experience working in a highly automated, high volume manufacturing environment preferred.  Previous experience working in the medical device, pharma, automotive, tech, food industries preferred. 
·  Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment. Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner. Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.

     

The base pay for this position is
N/A/hour

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

     

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

Ireland > Kilkenny : Kilkenny Business and Technology Park

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Ie - Shftpre0 (Ireland)

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable