Sr Production Supervisor, Packaging - Sturgis, MI Plant

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) match

Paid time off

Education benefits

Job summary

Abbott Nutrition, based in Sturgis, Michigan, seeks an experienced leader to oversee multi-shift manufacturing operations. You will mentor frontline leaders, ensure quality and compliance, and drive cost-effective performance across lines and departments.

You will champion operator engagement, manage budgets, and relentlessly pursue improvements in OEE, downtime, and material usage while collaborating with cross-functional teams at site leadership levels.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multi-shift manufacturing operations and mentor frontline leaders responsible for shift performance.
• Ensure team understands how their shift affects line/department results.
• Champion quality and regulatory compliance across products and processes.
• Train teams on operator engagement and cost management.
• Set up and monitor financial statements, KPIs and line budgets.
• Track and improve key performance indicators such as OEE, downtime and usage.
• Direct staffing activities and supervise team members.
• Provide coaching, feedback and performance guidance.
• Operate with autonomy, escalating only when needed.
• Lead change management initiatives within cross-functional teams.
• Foster learning and development through available systems.

Job description

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.

Working at Abbott

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plan
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation - 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• Retiree Healthcare program
• Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• 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 stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
• 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 Sturgis, MI 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.

For over 70 years, Abbott's Sturgis, Mich., has been impacting its community while producing products that provide essential nutrition to millions of families around the world. Working here, you'll feel part of a family that is dedicated to making a difference and helping others.

What You'll Work On

• Responsible for the overall results for multi-shift manufacturing operations resources for a manufacturing line(s); directly mentors and coaches other Front Line leaders who are accountable for shift performance on the line
• Accountable to ensure understanding by these individuals of result delivery impact of their shift on the overall results of the multi-shift line or department
• Model and promote the behaviors that ensure delivery of high quality products for our customers while championing compliance with Abbott policies and procedures, meeting all local and statutory requirements and adhering to the regulatory requirements of countries to which products are shipped
• Train others in understanding for operator engagement and involvement in cost management
• Establish financial statements, key performance measures and hold accountability for line budgetary decisions
• Track, trend and continuously improve key performance measures
• Establish financial performance goals for areas such as OEE, labor, downtime, units per hour, CIP and material usage (Note: This list is not all inclusive)
• Directly supervise team and lead staffing activities
• Assures team members are trained and understand duties, responsibilities and performance against established expectations
• Provide timely coaching, counseling and feedback
• Takes personal accountability to consistently meet and/or exceed manufacturing performance expectations, and is an acknowledged expert in delivering key performance metrics and training and developing others to meet organizational requirements of leaders
• This position will require minimal direction and supervision from direct manager with a high degree of autonomy for decision making, utilizing escalation when needed
• Capable of leading and executing effective change management strategies
• Direct and lead change within both own and other cross functional work groups
• High level of engagement with cross functional teams at peer and site leadership levels
• Will create a learning environment and support individuals in their development and growth, through utilization of the Learning and Development and Talent Management System plans
• Understands and effectively uses change management to improve the organization and expected results delivery
• Deputize for direct manager where required
• Present to peers and site management teams
• Lead escalation reporting process with autonomy to make decision for immediate action