**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.**W**orking 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**Leads the line of production.Manages the operation and personnel of one or more production lines to maximize productivity and operating efficiencies.Manages and oversees the coordination of labor, materials, equipment, and tooling to assemble product effectively and deliver inventory.Maintains a high level of product quality and traceability during the product assembly.Ensures production is performed in full compliance with Quality System and all procedural requirements.Manages and promotes safe work environment and behavior.The Production Supervisor will generate improvements through innovative ideas and execution while meeting daily production/operational demands.**What You'll Do**- Implements and manages a staffing plan by identifying resource requirements, writing justifications for additional personnel, obtaining approval for changes, and coordinating the selection process with Human Resources.- Trains and certifies to all critical assembly operations and understands all line PFM´s.- Monitors daily metrics and provides direction and guidance to lower - level supervisors, or skilled nonexempt staff to achieve unit or Project goals.- Retains responsibility for product from initial assembly to final distribution. Schedules and organizes assigned manufacturing lines to achieve 100% product availability and maintain targets levels of inventories.- Communicates to line personnel daily while maintaining a constant line presence.- Maintains regular communication with exempt level staff to ensure alignment in running operations and achieving objectives.- Maintains a safe environment with 100% training and compliance with applicable procedures.- Responsible for achieving dept. attendance targets including immediate feedback to employee by instance.- Coordinates activities related to shift starts and changes.- Communicate with other departments and functions as need in support of meeting operational objectives.- Helps develop, interpret and execute policies that affect work processes and personnel with the assigned organizational unit.- Oversees personnel and processes to ensure full compliance with internal and external regulations.- Monitors and communicates internal and external indicators that impact the business and or industry by reviewing reports and newletters, reading organizational literature, meeting with peers and reading development reports.**Required **Qualifications**- Bachelor's degree in Engineering- +7 years of related experience- Knowledge of applicable regulations and standards affecting the manufacture of Medical Devices (i.e., cGMPs and CFRs).- _ Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish)_- Industry / supervisory experience and direct exposure to Operations desired.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.
