Senior
Senior Front Line Leader, Planning and RMM
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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Job description
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 your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
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Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
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Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
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Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
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Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
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Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 5 personal days + 10 paid holidays
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Retiree Healthcare program
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Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
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Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
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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.
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A stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
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A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
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Provide area oversight and leadership for the planning and material management operations for the Columbus Pilot Plant (CPP) and Process Research Center
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Commit to plant loading, production output and schedule adherence goals.
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Accountable to safety, quality and regulatory compliance of material preparation and production operations in the PRC.
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Lead and manage the detailed schedule of production activities and communicate with stakeholders: trial schedules with product developers, maintenance schedule with engineering function and sampling and environmental monitoring with plant QA. Lead to pre-run meetings and align expectations and execution plan for product research trials. Consolidate and prioritize both production and non-production activities. Develop a master schedule and allocate resources for the execution of production and non-production activities.
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Lead efforts required to deliver quality and compliance performance for the shift/ line of accountability. Coach and direct individuals in delivering performance required for QA for themselves, their team and department. Prepare and actively participate in internal and external Quality audits.
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Lead the internal labelling efforts and provide external manufacturing material and logistics support for the supply and logistics of materials for research prototype production
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Develop plans and execute efforts required to train and develop employees to improve overall manufacturing capability to deliver performance results. Create a learning environment and support individuals learning and development plans.
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Coach and direct individuals and teams to meet performance goals and objectives. Directly supervises team and leads staffing activities. Model the organization’s values and drive a culture of engagement throughout the organization by providing effective leadership, direction, development, and support of the team.
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Review and ensure completeness of records of batch manufacturing documents. Development of operating procedures operation and maintenance of areas and process equipment systems to support continous improvement initiatives.
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Collect data, initiate ideas, improvements, assess and synthesize information and generate innovative solutions in work situations. Execute small to medium-scale engineering projects from capital planning to requisition of capital expenditure (RCE) up to installation, commissioning, and validation.
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Lead efforts required to deliver EHS performance for the shift/ line of accountability. Prepare and actively participate in internal EHS audits and incident/accident investigation and reporting; coupled with timely implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
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Establish a communications framework that assures timely and relevant transfer of information to and from all levels and functional areas of the organization. Ensure compliance with all HR policies and procedures. Communicate production concerns to the differen stakeholders.
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Manage financial items and budgetary responsibilities; share accountability for line budgetary decisions with direct manager. Track, trend, and continuously improve budgetary performance for overtime (OT), direct expenses, material usage. (Note: This list is not all inclusive). Timely allocations of expenses to projects and operations accounts.
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Own, maintain and evelve production systems related to request intake, material management, schedulling and production execution.
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Understand and effectively use the rewards and recognition programs. Championing positive employee relations by maintaining a high-profile presence on the floor, direct engagement with employees, regular open communications and encouraging knowledge sharing and open exchange of ideas.
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Work effectively and cooperatively with others; establish and maintain good working relationships with internal and external partners to facilitate the accomplishment of goals.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
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Bachelor’s Degree in business, science, food technology, or engineering
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8+ years of experience in nutritional/ food/ pharmaceutical process engineering or food science, or plant management role.
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2+ years for demonstrated supervisory experience or equivalent.
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Significant knowledge of food and nutrition science and technology principles in a regulatory controlled environment. Has knowledge of applicable facility and system requirements in EHS, Quality and Engineering specifically to food and dairy industry.
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Excellent communication (verbal and written) and excellent people skills, including the ability to develop effective working relationships and networks with cultural and technically diverse groups.
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Excellent organizational skills.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
*Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
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 and a Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
The base pay for this position is
$86,700.00 – $173,300.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Job family
Manufacturing
Divisione
ANRD Nutrition Research & Development
Sede di lavoro
United States > Columbus : Tech Center
Sedi di lavoro ulteriori
Turni
Standard
Viaggiare
No
Controllo medico
No
Attività lavorative significative
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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