Manufacturing Supervisor

Abbott Laboratories; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage via HIP PPO

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement savings plan with high emp.

Education benefit - FreeU

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Los Angeles is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead a production area within our Cardiac Rhythm Technologies operations. You will drive safety, quality, on-time delivery, and cost, while managing staff and Lean initiatives.

You will coach teams, maintain CAPA and QMS compliance, and collaborate across functions to improve performance in a highly matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum 1 year of manufacturing operations experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience in medical device manufacturing or related field.
• Knowledge of lean principles and 5S.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed, diverse environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high visibility with production staff and involve them in problem solving.
• Develop a high-performance team with strong morale and performance.
• Create a respectful work environment and address unacceptable behavior.
• Provide coaching and performance feedback to staff.
• Review production schedules and resolve issues to meet schedules.
• Ensure product quality through standard work and training.
• Support lean initiatives and customer-focused process improvements.
• Provide training to improve standard work and housekeeping.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Lean principles

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CAPA system

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.

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’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 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.

Main Purpose of the Role

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats. Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. Manage the direct activities of an area within a department or function. Provides direct supervision to professional, direct or indirect labor staff. Ensure that plans are implemented, and milestones are achieved. Direct the activities of staff to achieve objectives at lowest cost. Responsible for driving the process of continuous improvement and lean principles. They are responsible for their shifts' performance with respect to safety, quality, on‑time delivery and cost.

Main Responsibilities

• Maintain high level of visibility with production staff. Use hands‑on approach to communicate daily and involve production staff in problem solving.
• Develop a high‑performance work team with high levels of worker morale, satisfaction, and performance.
• Create and maintain a respectful work environment by listening, seeking facts to support decisions, managing one's own reactions, and addressing unacceptable behavior.
• Help production staff succeed through performance management.
• Provide coaching and performance communication to support development.
• Review general status of production schedules to identify and resolve problems.
• Ensure the desired product quality levels are achieved through use of standard work and training to those standards, training in operation and inspection techniques, and use of tools/data.
• Support and implement new, customer‑focused processes in accordance with lean principles and practices.
• Provide training and coaching to improve standard work, work center organization (5S), and housekeeping.
• Actively provide change leadership as required.
• Support and foster an environment of continuous improvement by encouraging production staff to challenge existing processes and implement solutions that enhance the overall effectiveness of the operation.
• Support production staff in understanding company policies and practices.
• Maintain time and production records.
• Take notice of process related problems and support production staff in taking corrective action to improve the overall performance of the team.
• Communicate with and listen to production staff on a daily basis regarding work team performance, strategic initiatives, policy changes, safety, quality, etc.
• Communicate with other supervisors and appropriate personnel regarding equipment, safety, work center schedules, company policies and practices, performance improvement plans, etc.
• Hires and retains a diverse, highly qualified staff and provides ongoing performance feedback. Maintains a safe and professional work environment.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree Preferred Or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Experience

• Minimum 1 year's previous experience in manufacturing operations with demonstrated ability to acquire and apply manufacturing principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model preferred. Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results.
• Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast‑paced changing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization. Multi‑tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Strong organizational, planning, and follow‑up skills and ability to hold others accountable.
• Two or more years of supervisory experience in medical device manufacturing or related field preferred.
• Must have the ability to analyze and problem solve in a timely manner, handle multiple tasks, work under pressure.
• Knowledge/ understanding of business metrics.
• Knowledge of the Quality System with understanding of the CAPA system and interrelated systems preferred.

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.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 $81,500.00 - $141,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.