Abbott
Healthcare
ProductionSupervisorIV
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“Production Supervisor IV at Abbott. Skills: Production leadership, Quality management, Process improvement. Provide leadership to production teams. Deliver business results and expectations”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver business results; Meet production volumes; Achieve expected quality; Achieve production schedule; Achieve staffing goals; Achieve safety goals; Obtain top performance; Increase quality; Reduce cost; Improve overall team productivity
Industry & Context.
Problem solving techniques
Flexibility to work on different shifts schedule and areas
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
B.S. in Industrial Engineering or Administration, 5-7 years supervisory experience, Intermediate Command of English, Computer skills, Proficiency on manufacturing systems, Knowledge of ISO and quality systems, Knowledge of FDA, MDD
Nice to Have
Master degree is a plus, Certification related to medical industry, CQE certification, 6Sigma black belt certification, Lean coach certification, Problem solving techniques certification, Flexibility to work on different shifts, Knowledge of Costa Rica labor laws
What You'll Do.
Provide leadership to production teams
Deliver business results and expectations
Maintain standard production processes
and production volumes are met
Supervise production teams
Maintain constant presence on the line
Ensure compliance within work groups
Explain quality issues immediately
Investigate quality issues
Analyze required plans
Execute required plans
Accomplish production goals
Maintain a safe environment
Design systems to evaluate efficiency
Implement systems to evaluate efficiency
Design systems to evaluate compliance
Implement systems to evaluate compliance
Lead production teams
Organize production teams
Plan production teams
Direct production teams
Control production teams
Achieve quality goals
Achieve production schedule goals
Achieve staffing goals
Obtain top performance
Ensure adequate communication to staff
Lead continuous improvement projects
Implement continuous improvement projects
Improve team productivity
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Peers and other functions
Process & Methodology
Continuous improvement projects
Full Job Description
## **JOB DESCRIPTION:** **Production Supervisor IV** **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 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 Costa Rica – Alajuela location in the Structural Heart Division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease. As the Production Supervisor IV, you will provide leadership to the production teams to deliver the business results and expectations on a day to day basis for one or more production areas. This position requires training in human resources/people skills, quality systems, and manufacturing processes. The position is responsible for ensuring that standard production processes are maintained and that safety, quality and production volumes are met. **What You’ll Do** * Supervisory responsibility for production teams including personnel scheduling, evaluating discipline, coaching, selection and training of staff by maintaining a constant presence in the line. * Ensures compliance within work groups with internal and external regulatory requirements (FDA, TUV, etc.). * Responsible to explain quality issues immediately and be cl
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