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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Production Supervisor
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.
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 Arecibo location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.
Shift: second, Monday to Friday
As the Production Supervisor, you will provide team leadership in the day-to-day activities for an assigned production area or work group. Responsible for the development and implementation of production process excellence activities; identify and execute continuous improvement opportunities in production processes, plans tasks and solutions. Reports to functional and/or organization management on team accomplishments, achievements and productivity.
What You’ll Do
- Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
- Retains responsibility for product from initial assembly to final distribution. Schedules and organizes assigned manufacturing lines to achieve 100% product availability and maintain targeted levels of inventories.
- Monitors daily work metrics and provides direction and guidance to skilled nonexempt staff to achieve unit or project goals.
- Communicates to line personnel daily while maintaining a constant line presence.
- Motivates and energizes personnel to obtain top performance.
- Maintains a safe work environment with 100% training and compliance to applicable procedures.
- Responsible for achieving department attendance targets including immediate feedback to employees by instance.
- Communicates with other departments and functions as needed in support of meeting operational objectives.
- Oversees personnel and processes to ensure production meets all associated quality standards.
- Oversees personnel and processes to ensure full compliance with internal and external regulations.
- Able to respond to internal and/or external indicators that impact the business and/or industry.
- Monitor and report financial performance of assigned production line(s).
- Develops direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, rewarding positive behavior, and applying disciplinary action as appropriate.
- 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 all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering or Business Administration.
- Minimum 1-year prior supervisory experience in a medical device, pharmaceutical, or electronic industry or process knowledge and proven track record that demonstrates leadership.
- Capacity to define problems collects data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Must have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills and capable of communicate both in Spanish & English.
- Computer knowledge in Microsoft Office applications and SAP software.
- Knowledge of ISO and quality systems is a plus.
- Must have good people skills with the ability to energize and motivate a staff.
Apply Now
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
$53,300.00 – $106,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Manufacturing
DIVISION:
CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management
LOCATION:
Puerto Rico > Arecibo : Santana Industrial Park Interior Lot A, Road #2, Km 67.5
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time 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