Manufacturing Shift Lead (4 on 4 off, Nights)

Abbott; Witney; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined-contribution pension

Share ownership scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Flexible benefits scheme

Onsite activities (bee keeping, yoga)

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Shift Lead for the Sensor Manufacturing team in Witney, UK. You will develop, lead and motivate your team, ensuring quality, yield and output deliverables.

You will act as a representative at daily meetings, report on metrics, escalate issues, and coordinate between teams. The role requires passion for leading teams and delivering results, with strong communication and organisational skills.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams and delivering results.
• Excellent communication, organization and time management.
• Experience in laboratory or manufacturing environment preferred; GLP and GMP experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the Sensor Manufacturing team, ensuring quality, yield and output deliverables.
• Own your area; represent at daily meetings, report metrics, escalate issues and coordinate between teams.
• Support daily walk-around activities with quality, engineering and other support functions.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Time management

Organization

Education

Secondary education

Job description

Abbott's Diabetes Care business designs, develops and manufactures leading-edge glucose monitoring systems and test strips for use in both home and hospital settings, and we have recently launched a new system that will revolutionise how people with diabetes around the world monitor their glucose levels. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people’s lives.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Shift Lead to join our Sensor Manufacturing team. Developing, leading and motivating your team, you will ensure quality, yield and output deliverables, maintain and champion EHS initiatives, and drive 5s and process improvements. On a day to day basis, you will take ownership for your area, acting as a representative at daily meetings, reporting on metrics, escalating issues, and coordinating between teams. You will support the daily walk-around activities, interacting with quality, engineering, and other relevant support functions as required.

To be successful, you will bring experience of and be passionate about leading teams and delivering results. You will bring exemplary communication, organisation and time management skills. Previous experience of working in a laboratory or manufacturing environment is preferred (including experience of GLP and GMP), but consideration will be given to those with other practical based backgrounds. You will also be educated to secondary level.

You should be excited about working in a fast-paced environment within a hard-working and welcoming team. This is a shift working role on a 4 on 4 off basis, working 7pm to 7am night shift.

In addition to a competitive salary, Abbott offers a highly attractive benefits package which includes a defined-contribution pension scheme, a share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme which you can tailor to your own requirements. Here at Witney, we also like to help our employees live life to the fullest, and therefore we offer a range of optional initiatives for you to get involved in, including onsite allotments, bee keeping, yoga and more!