Project Coordinator - 1st Shift (Altavista, VA Plant)

Abbott Laboratories; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Abbott Altavista facility in Virginia seeks a Plant Project Coordinator to support production initiatives in the Nutrition division. The role interfaces with engineering, maintenance, QA, facilities, vendors, and finance to ensure projects proceed with minimal production impact.

Experience in manufacturing coordination, process improvement, data collection, and documentation is valued. The position emphasizes adherence to FDA/OSHA and Abbott policies while enabling cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing support of all Operations capital scope projects and associated technical training for crew members.
• Support and lead process improvement and technical troubleshooting initiatives.
• Perform administrative duties (meetings, data collection & analysis, trend reports, PM closeout, budgets, orders, travel).
• Schedule maintenance and engineering work as needed; support engineering studies for plant/division.
• Support new product start-ups and task force participation.
• Help team resolve equipment efficiency issues, uptime and maintenance; ensure compliance with FDA/OSHA and Abbott policies.
• You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Written communication

Verbal communication

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Some college or vocational schooling

Job description

Plant Project Coordinator - Production

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 forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical 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 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.

In this role, the individual will be required to interact and communicate extensively with both division and plant support personnel (Engineering, Maintenance, QA, Facilities Maintenance, Vendors, Finance, and other stakeholders as needed) to assure that projects and/or issues are addressed with little-to-no impact to operations productivity. Responsible for providing support and/or oversight in the Receiving and Ingredient Storage areas as relates to departmental projects and initiatives, process improvements, root cause/corrective action investigations, systems controls, new commodity introductions, changes to materials, supplier related issues, data collection and reports, associated documentation, and communication.

What You’ll Work On

• Manufacturing support of all Operations capital scope projects and associated technical training for crew members.
• Support and lead process improvement and technical troubleshooting/corrective action initiatives.
• Participate in BEx idea generation and implementation for the production area. Perform Administrative duties as required (i.e. meetings, date collection & analysis, trend reports, PM closeout, budgets, orders supplies, travel, etc).
• All other project work assigned. (Schedule maintenance and engineering work as needed, support engineering studies for plant/division, flexible work schedule).
• Support new product start-ups and/or task force participation.
• Help in assisting the team in resolving equipment efficiency issues, uptime and maintenance. You’ll be accountable for meeting 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

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must possess strong leadership skills while demonstrating excellent written, verbal, analytical, and mechanical skills with proficiency in various computer systems and software.
• The individual must be highly motivated and self-driven to effectively manage multi-tasks in a dynamic, team-oriented environment while utilizing good judgment, effective communication, and strong problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Some college or vocational schooling preferred.

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 and a Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $24.65 – $49.25 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.