Manufacturing Supervisor I

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor I in Illinois to lead a production shift, ensuring safe operations, high-quality output and adherence to regulatory requirements. You will guide a team, optimize workloads, and drive cost-conscious improvements while developing staff.

Responsibilities include scheduling, training, performance reviews, changeover management, and sustaining a culture of safety and compliance across the line.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required; sciences or engineering preferred.
• Two years of manufacturing or related experience required; supervisor experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP or similar manufacturing systems.
• Working knowledge of safety, quality systems and cGMPs.

Responsibilities

• Safety: promote a zero-incident culture and ensure EHS compliance.
• People: deploy team effectively and provide training; conduct performance reviews.
• Operational: coordinate shift activities to meet production schedule; smooth handovers.
• Compliance: ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and issue management.
• Performance: manage cycle time and changeover improvements.
• Development: provide training and growth opportunities for direct reports.
• Operational Excellence (OpEx): participate in process improvement initiatives.
• Waste management: generate and manage non-hazardous and hazardous waste per SOPs.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in sciences/engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

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 - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Company Description

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 - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The role of the Manufacturing Supervisor I has basic knowledge and experience in its field and develops competence by performing structured work. Receives guidance and direction from more senior peers. Lead and facilitate safe operations in line with all safety, regulatory and operational requirements. Assure the delivery of high levels of customer service, ensure quality of product and services, comply with all regulatory requirements, achieve desired financial performance including cost reductions, and build a culture of high performance for the team.

Responsibilities

• Safety: Create an environment where safety is the number one priority in every activity that you do, driving safety improvements and conducting safety gembas routinely. Be present on the floor promoting a culture of zero safety incidents in compliance with all EHS requirements.
• People: Responsible for daily effective deployment of team members and ensure tasks are appropriately delegated to meet the production schedule. Ensure that team members are trained to the required standards of their job. Drives engagement with team by having regular 1:1s, conducts performance reviews and has survey actions plans in place. Ensure time and attendance is approved on time each week so that employees are paid correctly. Communicating effectively with team cascading important info.
• Operational: Responsible for the effective coordination of the activities within the shift to meet the production schedule. Ensure a smooth shift handover with the next manager to ensure departmental activities are planned and executed safely.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory agencies. Execute a proactive compliance management process where material checks, line clearance checks and spot checks are conducted routinely. Effectively manage any compliance issue that arises during shift that could potentially impact on lot completion.
• Performance: Responsible for complete cycle time management and continuously seek to identify improvements. Responsible for change-over time management and continuously seek to identify improvements.
• Development: Develop direct reports by securing appropriate training and assigning progressively challenging tasks. Ensures all personnel has development actions/ plans in place and arranging opportunities for growth. Be proactive in self-development by having a growth mindset towards personal development.
• Operation Excellence (OpEx): Participates in process improvement initiatives.
• Generates and manages non-hazardous and hazardous waste, according with the internal operating procedures and in compliance with local and federal regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required. A degree in sciences or engineering is strongly preferred.
• Pharmaceutical Industry experience is strongly preferred.
• Two years of manufacturing or related experience required. Supervisor experience preferred.
• Experience Systems: Proficient in Microsoft Office and other manufacturing systems, such as SAP.
• Experience Regulatory: Working knowledge of safety, quality systems, and cGMPs is required. Familiarity with documentation in a highly regulated environment; good writing skills.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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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