Production Operator, Processing - Thurs-Sun Day Shift

Abbott Laboratories•Columbus, OH

11h•Onsite

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. This position works out of our Columbus, Ohio plant location in the Abbott Nutrition Division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. The Columbus Plant is Abbott’s first manufacturing facility in the world, making us a leader in science-backed nutrition products. Working here, you’ll be part of a family that works together to produce quality products that make a difference and help keep consumers nourished at every stage of their lives.

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

Training and career development
Onboarding programs for new employees
Tuition assistance
Competitive compensation
Incentives
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
Freedom 2 Save student debt program
FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year