Manufacturing Supervisor II

Allergan; Waco, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is hiring a Manufacturing Supervisor II in Texas to lead a shift of operators, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time production. The role requires coordinating resources, training staff, and driving continuous improvement within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering and at least 2 years of supervisory experience, with familiarity in SAP and industrial automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering is required.
• Minimum 2 years experience supervising or leading a functional team.
• Experience in regulated pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safety first: promote a zero-incident culture and ensure compliance with EHS.
• Lead daily deployment of team members, delegate tasks, and meet production schedules.
• Coordinate shift activities to meet production targets and ensure smooth handovers.
• Manage changeovers, cycle times, and drive process improvements.
• Develop team through coaching, 1:1s, and performance reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree (required)

Science/Engineering preferred

Tools

SAP

Industrial automation/PLC

Job description

Company Description

B2 Shift6pm-6:30am Wednesday/Thursday/Friday & every other Saturday

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.

Job Description

B2 Shift6pm-6:30am Wednesday/Thursday/Friday & every other Saturday

The role of the Manufacturing Supervisor II has knowledge and experience in its field while still building expertise. Is expected to work autonomously with little or no direct supervision. Lead and facilitate safe operations in line with all safety, regulatory and operational requirements. Assure the long-term effectiveness of the team: deliver 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: Provides assistance in developing weekly goals and production schedules to determine unit assignments and critical actions with little or no supervision. 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. Implement 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 change-over time management and complete cycle time management. Continuously seeks to identify improvements and supports the implementation of process improvement projects. Responsible for managing resources across all of production to maximize shift throughput. Accountable for overall shift training program (where applicable). Knows all metrics and actively supports initiatives to ensure their area meets expectations and targets.
• Development: Be proactive in self-development by having a growth mindset towards personal development. Ensures all employees in their organization have development action/ plans in place and arranging opportunities for growth.
• 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 preferred. A minimum 2 years experience supervising or leading a functional team. Experience in regulated pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience: Systems - Proficient in Microsoft Office and other manufacturing systems, such as SAP. Familiarity with industrial automation (distributed control and PLC based systems). Experience in cross functional process improvement initiatives is preferred.
• Experience: Regulatory- Working knowledge of safety, quality systems, and cGMPs is required.
• Experience: Aseptic (If applicable) -Experience working in an aseptic production environment preferred.

Additional Information

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

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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