Manufacturing Supervisor I - WACO, TX

VetJobs; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in Waco, Texas is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor I to lead a shift and ensure safe, compliant production of pharmaceutical products. You will manage a team, optimize throughput, and uphold cGMP standards while coordinating with cross-functional colleagues.

The role emphasizes safety culture, people development, and process improvements, with a focus on meeting production schedules and quality targets in a on-site setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: High School/GED.
• Bachelor's degree is required. A degree in sciences or engineering is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safety: prioritize safety and drive safety improvements.
• People: deploy team effectively, delegate tasks, train and review performance.
• Operational: coordinate shift activities to meet production schedule, ensure smooth handovers.
• Compliance: ensure regulatory compliance, perform checks and manage issues.
• Performance: manage cycle time and change-over improvements.
• Development: develop direct reports with training and growth opportunities.

Skills

Safety leadership

People management

Communication

Process improvement

Education

High School/GED

Bachelor's degree in sciences/engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, we would welcome your application.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is 'On-Site' at the location detailed in the job post.

This is our MD Pack – B1 Shift: 7am-7:30pm Thursday – Saturday & every other Wednesday.

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.

Role Overview

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

Minimum Education Required: High School/GED.

Job Category: Operations.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities: 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.

Experience Aseptic (If applicable): Experience working in an aseptic production environment desirable.

Pay

Pay Range: $75000 - 142500 USD.

Location

City: Waco. State: Texas.

Affiliate Sponsor

AbbVie.

Auto req ID: 480800BR.

Job Code: Manufacturing Manufacturing.