Manufacturing Supervisor

AbbVie; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Barista on-site coffee service

On-site gym

Modern canteen

Free parking

Job summary

AbbVie North Dublin site is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead daily operations and guide a manufacturing team in delivering quality products in a compliant environment. The role is integral to site leadership and emphasizes safety, performance, and adherence to the System for Management.

You will collaborate with QA/QC, Engineering and Warehouse, set performance expectations, and coach staff to meet production goals while maintaining cGMP standards and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science.
• Minimum three years of direct supervisory experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical production shop floor environment.
• Exposure to Lean manufacturing concepts.
• Experience in managing by metrics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily manufacturing operations, ensuring cGMP compliance.
• Collaborate with QA, QC, Engineering and Warehouse to maintain readiness.
• Lead staff through coaching, mentoring, and performance reviews.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Lean manufacturing

Metrics-driven management

Pharmaceutical production

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or science

Job description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience, as well as products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

For more information about AbbVie, please visit www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

Join our dynamic team and make a difference! Are you a motivated leader looking for a challenging and rewarding role in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing? We’re seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor for the AbbVie North Dublin site.

The AbbVie North Dublin site is a dynamic OSD site with a diverse portfolio of technologies and associated products. This role is an integral part of the site management team and involves overseeing and guiding daily operations and performance of a manufacturing team, ensuring compliance with the System for Management. Products made at AbbVie North Dublin account for a significant percentage of the global revenue for the wider AbbVie network.

At our AbbVie North Dublin site you can enjoy on-site perks such as a barista for morning coffee, a well‑equipped gym, a modern canteen for lunch, and free parking.

Main Responsibilities

• Collaborate with core team (QA, QC, Engineering, Warehouse etc.) and perform walk‑abouts to ensure manufacturing areas are inspection ready at all times.
• Establish expectations and standards, and provide a supportive environment to ensure staff can meet performance expectations. Build staff capability through coaching, mentoring, and career counseling.
• Maintain expected standards by reporting weekly on leader standard work activity through a standard tracking mechanism.
• Supervise daily manufacturing operations, ensuring production personnel follow batch records, SOPs, and cGMP guidelines.
• Maintain the weekly and daily production schedules and conduct daily Tier 2 meetings to review shift production goals, and post‑production meetings to review execution against shift goals.
• Provide manufacturing direction to employees through daily Tier 1 meetings to ensure completion of daily manufacturing plans and targets.
• Assign daily duties and tasks to all manufacturing team members and ensure proper coverage of all equipment by trained, skilled operators.
• Perform production area clearances, short‑interval control checks, and shift handovers according to defined procedures and the System for Management.
• Verify that production operators properly follow procedures and submit required documentation completely, accurately and timely according to current cGMPs.
• Maintain accountability for own team’s performance metrics that support the annual operating plan and site strategic plan objectives.
• Escalate production floor issues related to operations personnel and support personnel, safety, procedures, materials, process, equipment, automation, utilities, and information systems to Tier 3 according to the manufacturing and site escalation process.
• Ensure manufacturing staff identify and document events that deviate from normal operations.
• Partner with QA to identify deviations and support QA in investigation, closure, and CAPA implementation for deviations.
• Ensure data reports on own team’s performance are current, accurate, and distributed according to defined procedures.
• Contribute to continual improvement of all manufacturing documentation (SOPs, BMRs, On‑The‑Job aids) to ensure they are current, accurate, and clearly define process and role responsibilities.
• Seek process innovation and continuous process improvement in the production area.
• Schedule and deliver training to manufacturing personnel to ensure staff have the requisite skills to perform operations safely and compliantly.
• Enforce cGMP, safety, housekeeping, and security procedures on the manufacturing floor, maintaining a safe working environment and promptly reporting incidents and accidents to site leadership.
• Provide hands‑on training, support, and coaching to production personnel and make timely decisions to ensure SLAs can be met.
• Complete all required training for the job role, including company‑required and job‑specific training.
• Carry out one‑to‑one meetings with at least one direct report weekly.

Qualifications

• Level 8 / Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an engineering or science‑related field.
• Minimum three years of direct supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated success in supervising a team, preferably in a pharmaceutical production shop floor environment.
• Experience in aligning individuals and teams to business objectives.
• Exposure to Lean manufacturing concepts.
• Experience in managing by metrics.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.

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