Senior Operator Service Center

Abbott Laboratories; Illinois; On-site; USD 38,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefits

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Abbott Park, IL, is seeking an Operator I Production to ensure equipment is prepared and sterilized, and to coordinate with manufacturing for smooth operations in the Core Division. The role involves following cGMP, equipment cleaning, and maintaining quality systems.

The position requires a High School Diploma or GED and 1–3 years of operations or manufacturing experience. Base pay ranges from $18.30 to $36.60 per hour, with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• One to three years of operations or manufacturing support experience is required.
• Individuals will be required to train and become familiar with GMP and Service Center processes for glassware and equipment cleaning.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Clean, assemble, and sterilize manufacturing equipment such as filling equipment, filters, tanks, etc.
• Follow cGMP.
• Use a computer to create labels and generate reports via the AMS/MES system.
• Prepare vials for dry heat treatment including use of AMM and AMS/MES systems to track work orders.
• Trains, motivates and assigns daily work to personnel assigned to their stations.
• Changes strategies in response to changing priorities.
• Track the status of projects and tasks.
• Evaluates timetables and delegates when necessary.
• Responds to customer requests and contact appropriate individuals to resolve customer’s problems.
• Provide troubleshooting and guidance as required.
• Arrange your activities and/or the activities of others to attain specific objectives.
• Ensure the manufacturing schedule is met.
• Audits documentation to ensure procedural and regulatory compliance.
• Assures compliance with GMP/ISO practices.
• Responsible for proper cleaning, assembly, and sterilization of miscellaneous types of manufacturing equipment to ensure Fill/Label, Chemical Dispensing, Solutions Formulation, and other users have the equipment available for ADD Manufacturing.

Skills

Manufacturing operations

GMP familiarity

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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.

Senior Operator Service Center

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL (Lake Bluff, IL) location in the Core Division. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

As an Operator I Production, the primary function is to ensure equipment used by Manufacturing is prepared and sterilized following approved current procedure. Provide direction and work assignments. Coordinates with manufacturing areas to facilitate the manufacturing process and ensure smooth and continued operations.

What You’ll Work On

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Clean, assemble, and sterilize different types of manufacturing equipment such as filling equipment, filters, tanks, etc.
• Following cGMP.
• Use a computer to create labels and generate reports via the AMS/MES system.
• Prepare vials for dry heat treatment including use of AMM and AMS/MES systems to track work orders.
• Trains, motivates and assigns daily work to personnel assigned to their stations.
• Changes strategies in response to changing priorities.
• Track the status of projects and tasks.
• Evaluates timetables and delegates when necessary.
• Responds to customer requests and contact appropriate individuals to resolve customer’s problems.
• Provide troubleshooting and guidance as required.
• Arrange your activities and/or the activities of others to attain specific objectives.
• Ensure the manufacturing schedule is met.
• Audits documentation to ensure procedural and regulatory compliance.
• Assures compliance with GMP/ISO practices.
• Responsible for proper cleaning, assembly, and sterilization of miscellaneous types of manufacturing equipment to ensure Fill/Label, Chemical Dispensing, Solutions Formulation, and other users have the equipment available for ADD Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing delays due to improperly prepared equipment could have a negative financial impact including unnecessary downtime and product off the market.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required
• One to three years of operations or manufacturing support experience is required
• Individuals will be required to train and become familiar with GMP and Service Center processes for glassware and equipment cleaning

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, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is $18.30 - $36.60 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Id 31163542 LocationUnited States - Illinois - Abbott Park Medical surveillance Not Applicable Division TM Transfusion Medicine Travel No Additional Location Significant work activities Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists); 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); Exposure to temperatures below 60 degrees Fahrenheit/16 degrees Celsius or above 85 degrees Fahrenheit/28 degrees Celsius on a regular basis; Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday); Lift, carry, push or pull weights of more than 20 pounds/9 kilos on a regular/daily basis; Routine work with chemicals; Work in a clean room environment; Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneeling

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