Senior Supervisor Production

Thornton Tomasetti; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Senior Production Supervisor in Portland, OR to lead a diverse manufacturing team across multiple processes. You will manage daily shift operations, training, scheduling, and line support while ensuring safety, quality, and performance targets are met.

Applicants should have an Associate degree or higher and at least 7 years of supervisory experience in a regulated environment. Strong communication, mentoring, and organizational skills are essential for ongoing process

Qualifications

• Associate Degree or higher.
• Minimum of 7 years manufacturing supervisory experience in a regulated, multi‑product, and multi‑process environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor, and develop employees.
• Effective communication (verbal, written, and visual).
• Strong organizational, planning, and follow‑up skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and hold production team accountable for results.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects that improve production results.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of manufacturing operators and technicians across diverse processes to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.
• Oversee day‑to‑day shift operations, including training, labor allocation, material flow, production scheduling, line support, and change management.
• Monitor performance metrics and visual management systems to drive accountability and continuous improvement with production staff.
• Promote a safe and positive work environment.
• Ensure product quality and regulatory compliance through standard work and training.
• Lead cost reduction and operational performance initiatives to improve efficiency and throughput.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Project management

Coaching

Education

Associate Degree or higher

Job description

About Abbott

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 Title and Shift

Senior Production Supervisor (4:00am-2:30pm) – day shift

Location

Portland, OR facility – 16125 SW 72nd Ave, Portland, United States

What You’ll Work On

• Manage a team of manufacturing operators and technicians (including full‑time and contingent staff) across a diverse set of processes to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.
• Manage day‑to‑day operations for the production shift, including training, labor allocation, material flow, production scheduling, line support, and change management.
• Monitor performance metrics and visual management systems to drive accountability and continuous improvement with production staff.
• Promote a safe and positive work environment.
• Ensure required product quality levels and regulatory compliance are achieved through the use of standard work and training to those standards.
• Lead cost reduction and operational performance initiatives to improve efficiency, throughput, and manufacturing performance that achieve both daily and long‑term goals.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a diverse, skilled workforce; provide ongoing coaching and performance feedback.
• Cross‑train, develop, and mentor staff to ensure long‑term production results.

Required Qualifications

• Associate Degree or higher.
• Minimum of 7 years manufacturing supervisory experience in a regulated, multi‑product, and multi‑process environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor, and develop employees.
• Effective communication (verbal, written, and visual), interpersonal, and motivational skills.
• Strong organizational, planning, and follow‑up skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and hold production team accountable for results.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects that improve production results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Medical device industry experience.
• Experience with manual manufacturing processes (incl. cutting, soldering, crimping).

Benefits and Compensation

• 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 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 and Division

Job family: Manufacturing

Division: HF Heart Failure

Additional Information

Location: United States > Portland : 16125 SW 72nd Ave

Work shift: Standard

Travel: No

Medical surveillance: Not Applicable

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)

Equal Opportunity Employer

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

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Company Culture

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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