Front Line Leader - Nutrition Manufacturing - Casa Grande, AZ

Abbott • Casa Grande, AZ

22h • $61,300 - $122,700 • Onsite

About The Position

The Front Line Leader I works at Abbott Nutrition’s Casa Grande, Arizona manufacturing plant and leads a production shift team. With general direction and coaching from a direct manager, the role develops leadership capability and delivers results across key performance areas. The focus is on day-to-day operations and short-term tactical objectives, with decisions made in collaboration with the manager and peer group as needed.

The position guides operators to improve quality and productivity, maintains a consistent presence on the production line, and ensures a safe work environment with full training and compliance to applicable procedures. It coordinates shift starts and changes and directs daily shift activities so production meets requirements and quality standards. The role also contributes to department and site goals, participates in projects, tracks and reports key performance indicators, and follows escalation processes. Budgetary accountability is limited to $2 million. The role is accountable for compliance with FDA and OSHA requirements and Abbott policies and procedures.

This is a 12-hour night-shift role, 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., on a rotating four-week schedule that provides every other weekend off. Work takes place at the Casa Grande plant and includes continuous standing and walking, use of earplugs, clean-room and noisy environments, and repeated bending, stooping, squatting, or kneeling.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree.
• Four years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing people.
• Manufacturing experience.
• Batch-making experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and guide operator teams to improve production-line quality and productivity.
• Communicate daily with line personnel and maintain a consistent presence on the production line.
• Maintain a safe work environment and ensure 100% training and compliance with applicable procedures.
• Coordinate shift starts and changes.
• Lead and coordinate daily shift-team activities to meet production requirements and support multi-shift line results.
• Manage personnel and processes to ensure production meets associated quality standards.
• Promote team, department, and site goals through communication, direction, and guidance.
• Participate in team and department projects and execute assigned actions.
• Track, trend, and report established KPIs, communicating accomplishments, improvement opportunities, and planned actions to the functional manager and site leadership team.
• Follow escalation reporting processes, contribute information for decisions, and make and communicate decisions within the role’s accountability.
• Meet compliance standards, including FDA and OSHA requirements and Abbott policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan PPO medical plan in the next calendar year, subject to program qualifications.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level