Senior Manufacturing Associate: Ops Excellence

VetJobs; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking a manufacturing professional to support production leadership in continuous improvement and operational planning. The role focuses on translating methods into production instructions, scheduling campaigns, and managing documentation to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient manufacturing operations.

The candidate will drive changes with limited supervision, analyze data to propose solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required.
• At least 6 years' experience in all aspects of manufacturing and production processes.
• Knowledge of media and buffer preparation, cell culture and purification of biological drugs is required; Computer expertise and scheduling proficiency; In-depth knowledge of safety, quality systems, and current Good Manufacturing Practice is required; Expertise with tech transfer process and familiarity with equipment, facilities validation, and regulatory filings.

Responsibilities

• Support Production Leadership in continuous improvement, operational planning, day-to-day coordination, Operational Excellence initiatives, and technical writing to drive safe, compliant, and efficient manufacturing operations.
• Transfer methods into Production instructions to allow for successful performance of scheduled campaigns.
• Schedule work tasks to support project and campaign timelines.
• Draft broad scope and complexity documents and manage review/approval to meet timelines.
• Direct changeover activities with limited assistance.
• Analyse data to identify trends and develop solutions; present to management for implementation.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL is seeking a manufacturing professional to support production leadership in continuous improvement and operational planning. The role focuses on translating methods into production instructions, scheduling campaigns, and managing documentation to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient manufacturing operations.

The candidate will drive changes with limited supervision, analyze data to propose solutions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize processes