Senior Group Lead - 2nd Shift

Abbott • Minnetonka, MN

2d • $22 - $43 • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott's Electrophysiology (EP) business is advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation. This position works out of our Minnetonka, MN, location. The Senior Group Lead assists manufacturing management with achieving daily production schedules and quality goals. This role coordinates and supervises daily work for production personnel, moving operators as necessary to maximize output and reduce WIP levels. The Senior Group Lead will also assist the supervisor in developing action plans to hit required output, perform production reviews to ensure high quality before releasing product, and provide guidance and be a source of information for operators and support groups. Additionally, this role assists in the employee/contractor selection process, coordinates documentation, onboarding, and training for employees, and provides input for performance appraisals. The Senior Group Lead coordinates sub-assembly and work order builds to achieve required productivity goals. As necessary, this role will perform the responsibilities of a Sr. Operator performing a wide variety of complex operations and numerous inspections in accordance with complex manufacturing process instructions.

Requirements

• High School Diploma / GED
• Minimum 2 years Lead experience.
• Minimum 6 years Related work experience.
• Considerable administrative or creative knowledge of other functions or operations in order to develop new approaches to issues or problems. Usually achieved with experience through multiple business cycles in various assignments, generally 5-10 years.
• Effective job performance requires considerable experience.
• Fluent in MS Office Applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Ability to document technical information related to manufacturing incidents and nonconformances.

Nice To Haves

• Two-year degree or some college credits preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates production activity in assigned work areas, ensuring that product is processed in accordance with build schedules
• Acts as interim supervisor while supervisor is not present
• Prioritizes daily tasks with minimal oversight, provides materials requests proactively in advance
• Understands Line Balance, performs hourly line walks and adjusts headcount to achieve daily targets
• Coordinates communication of work instructions to personnel in designated areas in accordance with supervisory objectives
• Accurately summarizes activities/downtime/rejects on Production Summary and Line Sheet
• Directs the team’s efforts in expediting priority product and tasks in assigned areas
• Works directly with production manager to ensure that quality and production goals are met; manages daily metrics
• Motivates employees and builds teams to support the site’s policy of continuous improvement
• Runs daily Tier I meetings with operators to focus on goals, quality, safety, and productivity, and yield; reports daily metrics up to supervisor and manager
• Ensures the training of new manufacturing personnel to the team. Will assist in providing direct training to operators as required.
• Coordinates trainings with no oversight from supervisor on which stations/operators need to be trained. Manages training matrix.
• Performs inspection of device DHR’s to ensure that all requirements have been met and that any defects encountered during processing have been appropriately resolved prior to quality review.
• Raises concerns to quality when necessary.
• Identifies potential Quality System gaps, communicates to Engineering, and remediates as appropriate
• Ensures all procedures are adhered to and that GMP requirements are maintained.
• Ensures safe-working practices are adhered to.
• Provides input on performance appraisals
• Able to provide trouble shooting guidance to supervisor, operators or engineers on unit or process failures
• Able to review specified CATSWEB subtasks with Engineering support and refine as needed prior to execution
• Able to train to and achieve standard work and assembly time on multiple stations.
• Utilizes 5S tools to improve station layout
• Provides feedback on larger procedural updates to address compliance gaps or areas for performance improvement.
• Ability to train other operators to procedures, and explain key aspects of JBS
• Go-to person for when auditors are on the line
• Performs changeover from one product type to another, on station using changeover matrix, and escalates to lead, supervisor, or equipment group depending on what product the station is changing from and to.
• Requires comprehensive knowledge of various tools/equipment/fixtures for various product types.
• Ability to read, comprehend and implement lengthy, complex procedures written in English
• Maintains clean room integrity by using proper attire and adherence to clean room environment practices and procedures

Benefits

• 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
• FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED