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.

Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is 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.

Our Irving, TX office has an opening for a Production Supervisor who will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. Supervises the activities of about 20 to 25 assemblers and test technicians within an area or department. Will plan resources to meet daily production schedules and product quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates day-to-day activities; expedites and resolves day-to-day issues. May oversee multiple shift operations. Identifies appropriate resources to resolve routine issues.
• Evaluate data and determine trends, recommend areas of focus, and present options for resolution. Coordinates and supports new product launches and retirements.
• Evaluate proposed production process changes for impact to resources such floor space, labor and, capital requirements. Reviews quality data for ongoing controllable defects and develops implementation plan for corrective action. Develops Plans to accomplish goals, competing activities, and projects. Identifies appropriate functional groups for involvement.
• Monitors training requirements and assures sufficient cross-training to meet production schedule.
• Communicates work center/department objectives and results. Interfaces with the manager on an as-needed basis.
• Coordinates with Materials, Engineering, Quality and other functional areas to meet production schedule.
• Collaborates with Human Resources and Talent Acquisition on staffing: Recruits, interviews, and selects candidates to fill openings.
• Completes actions as assigned in project meetings, individually or utilizing others in functional area. Serves as leader, contributor, facilitator, consultant, technical expert, arbitrator, evaluator according to the needs of the team and task.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Suggests and implements approved corrective action plan to resolve regulatory issues.
• Counsels’ employee on attendance to improve performance. Provides feedback to individuals on productivity and quality of workmanship. Faces conflicts and takes initiative to resolve them constructively so all parties can be productive; knows when to involve others.
• Determines needs for additional training, overtime to meet production schedule. Communicates to employees on a timely basis. Defines the business needs of various parties and works out an agreement mutually acceptable to all parties; influences others to support a course of action. Preservers in the face of adversity.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferrable in engineering space (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Chemical)
• 2-4+ years of manufacturing/production/operations related experience. Preferrable withing a medium to large size company in highly regulated industries (Medical Devices, Defense, Aviation, Auto, Semiconductor, or similar).
• Supervisory or leadership experience preferred
• Lean Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing experience, a plus.
• Camstar Manufacturing Engineering System experience a plus.
• This will be a 1st Shift position, Monday thru Friday from 6:30am-2pm CT.

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/

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 $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.