Production Supervisor - Material Control - 1st Shift, Altavista, VA Plant

1003 Abbott Laboratories; United States; On-site; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage plans

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott, Altavista VA, is hiring a Production Supervisor in Nutrition manufacturing. This role oversees shift activities, drives efficiency, and develops the team in a safety-focused culture.

You’ll manage costs, coach staff, and ensure adherence to FDA/OSHA and Abbott policies while supporting Abbott’s mission to deliver nutrition products to millions worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, science, food technology or engineering or two years’ supervisory experience in a regulated industry with a GED/High School diploma
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production team activities to deliver shift performance
• Develop team members through training and coaching
• Promote safety and quality compliance behaviors
• Drive operational efficiencies using key metrics
• Support continuous improvement via problem solving
• Manage expenses including labor and overtime costs
• Ensure compliance with FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies

Skills

Strong verbal and written comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, science, food tech or engineering

GED or High School Diploma with 2 years of supervisory experience in a regulated industry

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Production Supervisor Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

** This position may be hired as a 14 or 16 depending on experience and business needs ***

This position works out of our Altavista, VA location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business 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 them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. Altavista, Va., is one of Abbott’s largest nutrition manufacturing plants equipped with advanced technology to ensure efficient production. Working here will make you feel like you’re part of a family that works together to make a difference and help nourish millions of families around the world.

What You’ll Work On

• Coordinating production team activities to deliver performance for the shift/line.
• Developing team members through training programs and timely coaching and feedback.
• Modeling and promoting behaviors to drive a culture of safety and quality compliance.
• Driving operational efficiencies and understanding performance based on key metrics.
• Promoting a continuous improvement culture using problem-solving skills.
• Managing expenses, including labor and overtime costs.
• Modeling and promoting accountability to our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.
• You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, science, food technology or engineering or two years’ supervisory experience in a regulated industry with a GED/High School diploma
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Supply Chain

DIVISION: ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain

LOCATION: United States > Altavista : Building 1

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.