Control Room Operator 2nd Shift High Rise Warehouse

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits start day 1

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match

Vacation 120 hours

Job summary

Abbott is hiring a Control Room Operator for the 2nd shift at the Columbus, OH site. You will ensure the WMS and EMS stay operational, manage inventory accuracy, and coordinate with plant teams to support distribution operations.

The role requires knowledge of GMP, safety, and quality guidelines, with responsibilities for documentation, data entry, and system troubleshooting to prevent downtime.

Qualifications

• Experience adhering to GMP and safety guidelines.
• Familiarity with warehouse management and equipment systems.
• Ability to maintain documentation and data entry accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize and direct efforts to keep WMS/EMS operational.
• Eliminate downtime and maximize efficiency; ensure inventory accuracy.
• Know distribution center equipment and systems; validate and certify systems.
• Identify and implement changes; catch picking errors and assist training.
• Maintain GMP, safety and quality compliance.

Skills

GMP compliance

Safety guidelines

Quality guidelines

Tools

WMS

EMS

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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.

Abbott's Nutrition Division 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.

LOCATION

Our location in Columbus, OH (High Rise Warehouse) currently has an opportunity for a Control Room Operator - 2nd Shift. With state‑of‑the‑art equipment and advanced automation, you will work with a team that's dedicated to nourishing the world.

2nd Shift - Mondays - Fridays - 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST

WHAT WE OFFER AT ABBOTT

• Production areas that are clean, well‑lit and temperature‑controlled
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well‑being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• Vacation - 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• Retiree Healthcare Program
• Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• 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 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.
• A stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Control Room Operator - 2nd Shift is responsible for planning, organizing and directing all efforts to assure the WMS (Warehouse Management System), EMS (Equipment Management System), and associated equipment are always operational. The position will work onsite at our Columbus, OH (High Rise Warehouse) location.

This position is critical to eliminate down time, maximize efficiency, and ensure that the plant finished goods inventory is accurate. The Control Room Operator is responsible for having a thorough working knowledge of all distribution center equipment and systems used to support the business. Additional objectives include validations/certification of the system and inventory, identifying and implementing changes to the system, catching picking errors, assisting with training, and performing operation activity to help the team when necessary. The Control Room Operator must maintain compliance to all applicable GMP, safety, and quality guidelines.

The control room operator will serve as the liaison between Division and all other plant areas to coordinate systems project upkeep and trouble shooting.

Create very accurate & legible documentation, performs data entry accurately, maintains all applicable systems with needed information, and safely and efficiently process pallets through the EMS system, including ensuring inventory is accurate when receiving product in to the WMS system (i.e. verifies the SKU, quantity, and lot number at each touch point).

Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. Certain errors could shut down the shipping function of the Distribution Center or in shipment of unreleased product. Keeping inventory valued at over $50MM accurate and ready for audit.

Coordinate on time shipping of orders for approximately 55 truckloads per day at approximately $150,000 of value per load to assure that customer orders are met on time.

Act as the plant liaison for all communications on the Material Control systems. Retrieve and disseminate information as requested by the plant and division. Assist with completion of rework activity and pulling sample requests.

Investigate and assist with the fix for computer system and radio frequency problems with the bar code readers.

Verify information between EMS and WMS match.