Group Lead
About The Position
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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. This position works out of our Woodridge – St Paul, MN, location in the Structural Heart business. The main purpose of this role is to assist the Production Supervisor to achieve the daily production schedules and quality goals. The Group Lead provides guidance and is a source of information for operators and support groups in the area. This role coordinates documentation, training, and provides inputs for performance appraisal and may assist in the employee selection process. The Group Lead escalates issues to Engineers as needed and is responsible for providing full support to the Supervisor. This role also coordinates jobs to keep lines moving and ensure line balance.
Requirements
- High School Diploma / GED
- An equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Minimum 5 years related experience
- Experience with assembly, manufacturing, sewing experience of valves/tissue
- Basic computer skills (e.g. Outlook, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel))
- Basic computer skills and be able to email production communications, print out processes, and input data into Excel
Nice To Haves
- Participate in performance assessments by reporting on their skill development and teamwork abilities.
- Communicates certification, recertification, and training needs by reporting gaps in manufacturing personnel training and knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Production Supervisor to achieve the daily production schedules and quality goals.
- Provide guidance and be a source of information for operators and support groups in the area.
- Coordinate the documentation, training and provides inputs for performance appraisal and may assist in the employee selection process.
- Escalate issues to Engineers as needed.
- Provide full-support to the Supervisor.
- Coordinate jobs to keep lines moving and ensure line balance.
- Assign training and lead a small team to assemble animal tissue (porcine and/or bovine) heart valve, in accordance with approved manufacturing and quality inspection procedures.
- Monitor the performance of others, establish work priorities or schedules, assignment of duties, and follow up with resolution of problems.
- Lead, guide, and direct the work of others as the primary non-supervisory lead person; typical team will consist of 10-30 workers.
- Work with their team to make sure production goals/metrics are met and will work with Supervisors, Engineers, and managers to resolve line issues and implement improvements.
- Monitor training documentation to ensure completion and compliance.
- Perform monthly line audits to ensure compliance for audit preparedness and to monitor process complaints.
- Make sure all Tissue Valve Specialists are compliant with their training.
- Assist with New Employee Orientation and employee onboarding.
- Host daily production meetings with management, quality, and engineering.
- Hold small team meetings, encourage and lead 5S, safety, and continuous improvement communications.
- Coordinate work assignments for team.
- Create work orders in SAP.
- Solve complex problems requiring extensive interpretation of procedures and practices to provide leadership in evolving projects.
- Select methods and practices to solve problems using ingenuity, creativity, and a high degree of independent action and initiative.
- Assist with interviewing of potential Tissue Valve Specialist candidates.
Benefits
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
