Production Operator, Processing - Thurs-Sun Day Shift

Abbott•Columbus, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Abbott is a global healthcare leader dedicated to helping people live more fully at all stages of life. Their portfolio includes life-changing technologies in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines, serving people in over 160 countries with 115,000 colleagues. This specific position is located at the Columbus, Ohio plant within the Abbott Nutrition Division. The Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for all ages, including leading brands like Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®. The Columbus Plant is Abbott’s first manufacturing facility globally, focusing on science-backed nutrition products. Employees at this plant are part of a team that produces quality products to nourish consumers at every stage of life.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Ability to continuously lift to 50lbs throughout the shift.
Knowledge of food processing techniques and documentation requirements.
Ability to read and follow work order documents, troubleshoot equipment breakdowns, and operate powered industrial vehicles.
Should possess a good mechanical aptitude and solid problem-solving skills.
Experience in a plant production environment (preferably within drug, food or beverage manufacturing).

Responsibilities

Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality and safety system.
Responsible for the manufacturing of liquid adult, pediatric and medical nutritional products.
Lifting and physical handling of raw ingredients during the weighing, staging and manufacturing processes, material handling/dispensing, operations of scales, portable pumps, container rinsers, homogenizers.
Hand Cleaning, clean-in-place (CIP), heat treatment systems, cleaning-out-of-place (COP), routine housekeeping.
Interaction with computer systems that are integrated into the manufacturing process along with documentation of manufacturing steps in accordance with work order and job procedures.
Preparation/operation/monitoring/documentation of bulk slurries for blending operations, heat treatment processes, controlled weigh system of batch ingredients.
Operation/monitoring/documentation of a computer-controlled clean-in-place (CIP) system utilized for manufacturing equipment (i.e. tanks, heat treatment system, etc.).
Receipt and unloading of bulk raw ingredients and CIP chemicals.
Accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Benefits

Production areas that are clean, well-lit, and temperature-controlled
Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees
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
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
The Freedom 2 Save student debt program
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
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year