Senior Operations Manager

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; On-site; USD 129,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Austin, Texas is seeking a Production Planning lead to maximize resource utilization and meet production specifications, schedules, and quality standards. The role coordinates with production, logistics, maintenance, and engineering to integrate plans, costs, and timelines across the unit.

Requires an associates degree and at least 4 years of experience in production planning, with leadership responsibilities and a focus on process improvement and cost control within a manufacturing

Qualifications

• Education Level: Associates Degree (± 13 years)
• Experience: Minimum 4 years

Responsibilities

• Lead the most complex, large, or difficult production projects to produce schedules and plans and estimate the human resources, tools, equipment needed to manufacture products.
• Contribute to the development of operating budgets for the production unit.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend changes to production processes, systems, technology, capital, equipment, or other assets that will enhance the organization's production capabilities.
• Liaise with functional or operational area managers (for example in production, supply and logistics, maintenance, engineering, purchasing, or human resources) to integrate their activities into productions plans, cost estimates, and schedules.
• Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop production planning staff to ensure that their activities meet pre-established targets.

Job description

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Manage production planning activities to maximize the use of the organization's resources and meet established production specifications and schedules, volume, cost, and wastage targets, and quality standards.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the most complex, large, or difficult production projects to produce schedules and plans and estimate the human resources, tools, equipment needed to manufacture products.
• Contribute to the development of operating budgets for the production unit.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend changes to production processes, systems, technology, capital, equipment, or other assets that will enhance the organization's production capabilities.
• Liaise with functional or operational area managers (for example in production, supply and logistics, maintenance, engineering, purchasing, or human resources) to integrate their activities into productions plans, cost estimates, and schedules.
• Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop production planning staff to ensure that their activities meet pre-established targets.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Level: Associates Degree (± 13 years)

Experience: Minimum 4 years

The base pay for this position is $129,300.00 - $258,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY

Manufacturing

DIVISION

ADC Diabetes Care

LOCATION

United States > Texas > Austin : 12501B Research Boulevard

WORK SHIFT

Standard

TRAVEL

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES

• Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
• Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day)

EEO STATEMENT

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