Team Lead Operator - RPB Days B

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Team Lead Operator position on the production line seeks a proactive leader to coach operators, troubleshoot line issues, and coordinate with maintenance, QA, and other functions. Strong GMP experience and a background in manufacturing operations are essential.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, safety, and adherence to schedules while collaborating with multiple departments to achieve strategic production goals.

Qualifications

• HSD or GED required; Associate's degree or higher strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the department for the job, and fully trained/signed-off on all equipment, machines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a consistent presence on the production line—at least 75% of the time—to coach, train, and mentor operators, ensuring competency across all equipment and adherence to safety and quality standards.
• Maintain healthy/effective communication, documentation, conflict resolution, and advise the supervisor on performance-related issues while supporting team-building efforts.
• Collaborate with plant department supervisors, employees, and staff to align production objectives; engage with Division Manufacturing, Engineering, Product R&D, HR, Material Control, Scheduling, Purchasing, Distribution, and Quality Assurance.
• Identify, recommend, and implement operational improvements to reduce costs and improve efficiency; influence line uptime and scheduling.

Skills

Line presence

GMP knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Problem solving

Education

HSD or GED

Associate's degree or higher

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

ABOUT ABBOTT

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

WORKING AT ABBOTT

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life.

You'll also have access to:

• 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 plans
• 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 (1 st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 5 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.

OVERVIEW

The Team Lead Operator plays a pivotal role in guiding daily production activities and ensuring operational excellence on the manufacturing line. This position serves as the primary point of contact for line personnel regarding equipment functionality and production requirements. While not a supervisory role, the Team Lead Operator acts as a functional leader, offering direction, troubleshooting support, and coordination with maintenance teams as necessary.

This role demands a strong working knowledge of production operations, a proactive presence on the line, and the ability to communicate effectively across departments including Quality Assurance, Processing, Material Control, Scheduling, and Corporate functions. The Team Lead Operator is also responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Environmental Health, Safety &S protocols.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Maintain a consistent presence on the production line-atleast 75% of the time-to coach, train, and mentor operators, ensuring competency across all equipment and adherence to safety and quality standards.

The Team Lead Operator is expected to maintain healthy/effective communication, effective documentation, conflict resolution, advise the supervisor on any performance related issues and provide support to the supervisor's team building efforts.

This position requires regular collaboration with all plant department supervisors, employees, and staff to ensure alignment and cooperation in meeting production objectives. Externally, the role engages with key functional areas including Division Manufacturing, Engineering, Product Research and Development, Human Resources, Material Control and Scheduling, Purchasing, Distribution, Contract Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and Accounting to support both ongoing operations and special initiatives.

Additionally, the role maintains communication with other Abbott manufacturing facilities and their respective management teams to coordinate efforts and achieve shared manufacturing goals.

A critical aspect of this position involves identifying, recommending, and implementing operational enhancements aimed at reducing manufacturing costs and improving overall efficiency. The incumbent exercises sound judgment in daily decision-making that directly influences production line uptime, operational efficiency, and adherence to schedules-decisions that have a significant financial impact on the production of nutritional and pediatric products, often involving thousands of dollars each day.

Additional accountabilities include but not limited to troubleshooting, performing first-level maintenance, Clean-in-Place (CIP), Master Sanitation, and Preventive Maintenance (PM) tasks on all line equipment.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

HSD or GED required; Associate's degree or higher strongly preferred

Minimum of 2 years of experience in the department for the job, and fully trained/signed-off on all equipment, machines,