Operations Front Line Leader, Power Plant

Abbott•Columbus, OH

1d•$78,000 - $156,000

About The Position

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: Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled Training and career development , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1 Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 5 personal days + 10 paid holidays Retiree Healthcare program Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. 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 stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities 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.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in a related scientific or engineering field, Business, Science, Food Technology, Engineering
5+ years of experience in nutritional/food/pharmaceutical process engineering or food science, or plant management role.
2+ years of experience demonstrating supervisory experience.
Significant knowledge of food and nutrition science and technology principles and their applications.
Knowledge of applicable facility and system requirements in EHS, Quality and Engineering specific to food and dairy industry.
Proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
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.
Good 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.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
Ensure timely manufacture of research prototypes that meets GMP and its intended research purposes.
Lead and or support troubleshooting of manufacturing or validation related events.
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.
Coordinate detailed schedule of 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.
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.
Review and ensure completeness of records of batch manufacturing documents.
Conduct post-production manufacturing reviews to support product release.
Communicate production outcomes to product developers and provide recommendations for process improvements when necessary.
Development of operating procedures operation and maintenance of areas and process equipment systems.
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.
Lead efforts required to deliver EHS performance for the shift/ line of accountability.
Coach and direct individuals in delivering EHS performance for themselves, their team and department.
Model and promote the behaviors that support continuous improvement of EHS culture by engaging with employees and other key stakeholders in ensuring all EHS requirements are met.
Prepare and actively participate in internal and external EHS audits and incident/accident investigation and reporting; coupled with timely implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
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.
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.
Timely allocations of expenses to projects and operations accounts.
Maintain production systems related to request intake, material management, schedulling and production execution.
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.
Work effectively and cooperatively with others; establish and maintain good working relationships with internal and external partners to facilitate the accomplishment of goals.

Benefits

Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
Training and career development , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 5 personal days + 10 paid holidays
Retiree Healthcare program
Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
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 stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
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.