Production Supervisor - Front Line Leader - Nutrition Manufacturing - Casa Grande, AZ

Abbott • Casa Grande, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Their portfolio of life-changing technologies spans diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines, serving people in more than 160 countries with 115,000 colleagues. Abbott Nutrition in Casa Grande, AZ, is seeking a Night Shift Supervisor for its processing department. This role offers an excellent opportunity for an emerging leader to gain strong people-leadership and operational experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The Production Supervisor will collaborate with an experienced manager and peer leaders to develop the skills necessary to achieve results across safety, quality, productivity, and engagement. The position is based in Casa Grande, Arizona, within the Abbott Nutrition division, which develops science-based nutrition products for all ages. The Casa Grande plant is a leading nutrition manufacturing facility in the U.S., committed to innovation and excellence, and fosters a family-like environment where employees work together to enhance millions of lives worldwide.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing people
• Manufacturing experience
• Batch making experience

Responsibilities

• Develop leadership competence through hands‑on coaching and mentoring, learning how to deliver results across safety, quality, cost, delivery, and engagement.
• Lead and engage a shift‑based team of operators to consistently meet food safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency expectations.
• Maintain a strong, visible presence on the production line to reinforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), food safety behaviors, allergen controls, and standard work.
• Create and sustain a safe work environment with 100% focus on safety training, procedural compliance, sanitation standards, and regulatory requirements (e.g., FSMA, SQF/BRC).
• Coordinate shift start‑ups, handovers, and daily production activities to ensure smooth execution and positive outcomes across a multi‑shift operation.
• Manage people and processes to ensure products meet all quality, food safety, and regulatory standards.
• Partner with your manager to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and support change initiatives that improve safety, quality, throughput, and team performance.
• Communicate department, site, and business goals clearly to the team, providing direction and accountability aligned to operational priorities.
• Actively participate in department and site initiatives, owning execution of assigned actions and supporting continuous improvement efforts.
• Track, trend, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to safety, quality, production, and waste; communicate results, risks, and action plans to functional and site leadership.
• Follow established escalation, deviation, and incident‑management processes, contributing input and making decisions appropriate to your level of accountability.
• Support responsible cost management with limited budget accountability (up to $2M USD).

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• 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.
• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees