Senior Production Operator - Flex Line

Thornton Tomasetti; Pokeno; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Wellbeing support

Competitive rewards

Job summary

Abbott is a global healthcare leader with a base in New Zealand at the Pokeno plant, Waikato. This role leads and supports the team to achieve production targets while ensuring safety, quality, and environmental policies are followed. You will drive process improvements, coach staff and maintain accurate records across multiple processes.

The position requires a dairy processing qualification and 3–5 years in FMCG or spray drying, with a strong emphasis on compliance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Management and supervision of plant teams in a dairy processing environment.
• Strong focus on safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to identify and resolve process issues and optimise production.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the team to achieve engagement and performance targets.
• Develop team capability through coaching and guidance.
• Deliver plant operational targets across multiple processes.
• Maximise outputs by effectively running and monitoring processes.
• Identify and resolve process issues through problem solving.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Problem solving

Operational excellence

Education

NZ Diploma in Dairy Processing

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION: 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. Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure® and Glucerna® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life. 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.
• Benefits that support you and your family to stay healthy, financially secure, and supported throughout life's journey - including comprehensive medical insurance coverage, wellbeing support, and competitive rewards that recognize your contributions.
• 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.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and support the team to achieve engagement and performance targets.
• Develop team capability through coaching and guidance.
• Deliver plant operational targets across multiple processes.
• Maximise outputs by effectively running and monitoring processes.
• Identify and resolve process issues through problem solving.
• Adapt processes in response to changing work conditions.
• Make effective decisions based on experience and available information.
• Use and maintain production, quality, maintenance, and health and safety systems, including accurate record keeping.
• Attend regular departmental meetings with relevant manager/supervisor to build in continuous feedback mechanisms.
• Meet the requirements of ISO by complying with all relevant Quality policies and procedures to ensure the Quality objectives of the business are met.
• Comply with all relevant company Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures, and work practices with the intent of preventing or minimizing accidental exposures to self, colleagues and/or the environment.
• Ensure any PPE provided by Abbott is worn and maintained.
• Report any accidents or incidents within 24 hours through allocated system and notify your manager.
• Ensure all activities carried out by self and others are in accordance with legislative employment policies, health & safety requirements and global policy.
• Promote a standard of excellence for quality and customer focus at Abbott.
• Uphold the Abbott Code of Business Conduct.
• Live our Abbott Values – Pioneering, Achieving, Caring, Enduring.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Abbott standard operating procedures and policies and always ensure compliance.
• Ensure your Company related activities comply with relevant Acts, legal demands and ethical standards.

Requirements

• Ensure the timely completion of the timesheet via allocated system.
• Completion of all assigned training to this role by the scheduled due date is mandatory.
• Relevant qualification in dairy processing, e.g. NZ Diploma in Dairy Processing, is preferred.
• Preferred relevant Degree (Food Manufacturing, Chemical and Process, Engineering etc.).
• Minimum 3-5 years in the FMCG industry is essential and/or 3–5 years in spray drying.
• Working under a food safety risk management program is preferred.

Location: This position is based in Pokeno,Auckland.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

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: ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain
LOCATION: New Zealand > Waikato: Pokeno Plant
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT: Standard
TRAVEL: Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, and for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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