Abbott
Healthcare
ProductionSupervisor
“Production Supervisor at Abbott. Skills: Process management, Continuous improvement, Lean principles. Maintain high level of visibility with production staff. Use hands-on approach to communicate daily”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve product quality; Improve labor efficiency; Improve throughput
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Root Cause Problem Solving
Traveling up to 5 %, Continuous sitting for prolonged periods, Continuous standing for prolonged periods, Continuous walking for prolonged periods, Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Associate's degree in mechanical, Industrial, Biomedical, Chemical, Electrical field or work experience
Nice to Have
3 years work experience, Management experience, Manufacturing operations experience, Manufacturing engineering experience, Analytical skills, Problem solving skills, Project management skills, Computer skills in MS Office, Excel and PowerPoint and SharePoint, FDA/GMP knowledge, Fermentation experience, Cell culture experience, Broader enterprise/cross division business unit model experience, Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment, Leadership skills, Ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully, Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment, Verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization, Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner, Organizational, planning, and follow-up skills, Ability to hold others accountable
What You'll Do.
Maintain high level of visibility with production staff
Use hands-on approach to communicate daily
Involve production staff in problem solving
Develop a high-performance work team
Create and maintain a respectful work environment
Listen to production staff
Seek facts to support decisions
Manage one's own reactions
Address unacceptable behavior
Help production staff succeed through performance management
Provide coaching and performance communication
Review general status of production schedules
Identify and resolve problems
Ensure desired product quality levels are achieved
Use standard work and training to those standards
Support and implement new
customer-focused processes
Provide training and coaching to improve standard work
Improve work center organization (5S)
Provide change leadership
Support and foster an environment of continuous improvement
Encourage production staff to challenge existing processes
Implement solutions that enhance overall effectiveness
Support production staff in understanding company policies and
Maintain time and production records
Take notice of process-related problems
Support production staff in taking corrective action
Improve overall performance of the team
Communicate with production staff on a daily basis
Listen to production staff on a daily basis
Communicate with other supervisors
Communicate with appropriate personnel
Hires and retains a diverse
highly qualified staff
Provide ongoing performance feedback
Maintains a safe and professional work environment
Support all Company initiatives
Comply with U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Comply with other regulatory requirements
Comply with Company policies
Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with
Utilize Root Cause Problem Solving techniques
Lead cross-functional team to resolve product quality issues
Improve product quality
Improve labor efficiency
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional team
Communication Scope
Verbal communications; Written communications
Process & Methodology
Project management
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