Production Supervisor - Casa Grande, AZ

Abbott Laboratories • Casa Grande, AZ

2d • $78,000 - $156,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor works at Abbott Nutrition’s Casa Grande, Arizona manufacturing plant. The role oversees production staff and daily shift operations to meet customer demand, quality standards, and production requirements. The supervisor maintains a constant presence on the production line, communicates with line personnel, coordinates shift starts and changes, and guides operators to improve quality and productivity.

The position supports continuous improvement, develops a high-performance team, and provides troubleshooting support for issues not resolved by frontline staff. It tracks and reports key performance indicators, shares operational updates with cross-functional teams and site leadership, and escalates issues through established processes. The supervisor is accountable for compliance with FDA and OSHA requirements and Abbott policies and procedures.

Requirements

• BS or BA degree.
• Four years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee production staff to meet the customer demand schedule.
• Prepare and routinely share operational information through dashboards, presentations, and meetings to keep the cross-functional workforce informed.
• Manage continuous improvement activities to increase the effectiveness of production operations.
• Develop a high-performance work team with strong morale, satisfaction, and performance.
• Provide troubleshooting support for issues that frontline staff cannot resolve and escalate issues to engineering or management when needed.
• Manage and guide operators to improve quality and increase production-line productivity.
• Communicate daily with line personnel while maintaining a constant presence on the production line.
• Maintain a safe work environment and ensure complete training and compliance with applicable procedures.
• Coordinate shift starts and changes and lead daily shift activities to meet requirements that contribute positively to 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; communicate accomplishments, improvement opportunities, and planned actions to the functional manager and site leadership.
• Follow escalation reporting processes and provide input for decision-making; make and communicate decisions appropriate to the role’s accountability.
• Meet compliance standards, including FDA and OSHA requirements and Abbott policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, providing an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.
• Career development opportunities with an international company.

What This Job Offers

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