**About Abbott Production Line Lead I**
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 family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- 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 Alajuela location. As the Production Line Lead I, your role is to assist the Production Supervisor in managing the daily activities of the production of ABBOTT products. Using his/her knowledge of the quality system, people management skills, and company policies and procedures, the Production Leader ensures that procedures are followed, non-conformance issues are elevated immediately, and that staff is performing at expected levels.
**What You'll Do**
- This position executes Documentation Control activities which includes:
- Supports supervisor optimizing the resources within the shift to achieve key indicator goals as Safety, Quality, line output, yield and productivity rates, among others.
- Assure the production schedule adherence for his/her area providing support to the direct labor personnel. Communicate results or deviations of the production schedule to the supervisor in a timely manner.
- Collaborate with the supervisor on administrative task as vacations coordination, direct labor attendance, personnel transportation, among others.
- Assure the manufacturing process is followed, documentation is filled out and the product is properly handled as to avoid any quality issues or discrepancies.
- Provides feedback to the supervisor related to personnel performance. Supports the supervisor providing continued feedback to direct labor, reinforcing and recognizing the desired behavior and confront the unaccepted behavior. Assure the company principles and policies are consistently followed.
- Might be responsible to keep track of the line metrics and report results on a daily basis.
- Additional to the normal duties should be capable to partially cover the supervisor responsibilities if needed taking people, safety and quality decisions as needed
- Supports the supervisor to control and or execute documentation tasks of production records as applicable.
**Required Qualifications**
- Must have high school degree, Supervision, Engineering or similar career.
- 3-5 years' experience as team member/trainer, technician, or similar position in a complex manufacturing environment. (Medical Industry preferred).
- Demonstrated knowledge of quality systems, production metrics, and inventory control methods.
- Demonstrated computer skills and basic MS Office knowledge.
- Demonstrate proficiency in technical aspects of the position to achieve a high level of performance. For example, proficiency controlling production indicators, SAP, Windchill, or other systems utilized on the manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead/manage people.
**SHIFT B** (Monday to Friday 3:30 pm to 10:00 pm and Saturdays 8:00 am to 3:30 pm)
**Preferred Qualifications**
- Basic knowledge of English)
- Desirable previous supervision/leader experience in medical devices / Technological manufacturing environment, or proven experience leading direct labor personnel.
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.