Sr. Front Line Leader - Nutrition Manufacturing

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Responsible for the overall results for multi-shift manufacturing operations resources for a manufacturing line(s);
• Directly mentors and coaches other Front-Line leaders who are accountable for shift performance on the line.
• Model and promote the behaviors that ensure delivery of high-quality products for our customers while championing compliance with Abbott policies and procedures, meeting all local and statutory requirements, and adhering to the regulatory requirements of countries to which products are shipped.
• Model and promote a thorough understanding of what drives product costs, profitability, and cash flow within the department, while operating within fiscal constraints, material utilization and CIP goals.
• Train others in understanding for operator engagement and involvement in cost management.
• Establish financial statements, key performance measures, and hold accountability for line budgetary decisions.
• Track, trend, and continuously improve key performance measures.
• Establish financial performance goals for areas such as OEE, labor, downtime, units per hour, CIP and material usage
• Establish and drive OEE objectives, understand drivers, and develop plans around improvement of line performance and quality metrics.
• Directly supervise team and lead staffing activities.
• Assures team members are trained and understand duties, responsibilities, and performance against established expectations.
• Provide timely coaching, counseling and feedback.
• Establishes the right team culture, where people are accountable for the business and continuously improving the line.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, science, food technology, technical or engineering with 7+ years’ experience in manufacturing leadership role preferred.
• Proven leadership capabilities
• Project planning & execution experiences
• Process control knowledge.
• Experience with working on Continuous Improvement Projects
• Previous experience working in a regulated manufacturing work environment.
• Experience utilizing project planning and execution tools.
• Knowledge of FDA – 21 CFR and other regulatory requirements for Infant Formula

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
• FreeU education benefit
• Tuition reimbursement
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.