Supervisor, Line II (M-F) 2:30pm to 11:00pm.

AbbVie•North Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Line Supervisor II will work in a high performing and fast-paced pharmaceutical finishing operation to meet our production requirements while maintaining the utmost focus on safety and quality. He or she will support setup, changeover, packaging, equipment troubleshooting, on multiple or improvement focused packaging lines. He or she will be expected to contribute to and influence a team environment by leading and working with his or her peers daily on finishing lines. He or she will be responsible for creating a safety and quality-focused environment by optimizing line resources to drive performance to meet or exceed production targets.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
4+ years closely related cGMP; manufacturing experience preferred.
Technical experience and troubleshooting aptitude preferred.
Display sufficient business acumen to apply cross functionally.
Must be goal oriented, able to lead within a team environment, self-motivated and work with a sense of urgency to meet business needs.
Ability to effectively influence team without direct authority over line personnel.
Demonstrated performance as a Line Supervisor for a minimum of 1-2 years.
Ability to get things done to influence others, and communicate effectively.
Coordinate and engage with other Line supervisors and team members on different lines.
Demonstrated focus and understanding of the importance of maintaining the highest level of safety and quality, ensuring compliance to site level policies and procedures.
Ability to escalate and communicate issues to appropriate operations, EHS, engineering and maintenance team as required.
Basic computer skills to include POMs and SAP; and ability to learn new programs and applications required.
Requires standing up to 8-12hrs per day and lifting up to 25 pounds.
Work 40 to 48 hours per week and may work as many as 60 hours depending on manufacturing demands.

Nice To Haves

Technical certificate or degree preferred.
Understanding and experience with productions systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning, Manufacturing Execution Systems, etc. preferred.

Responsibilities

Satisfy responsibilities for the Line Supervisor II role.
Demonstrated ability to actively manage line clearances for lot and list changes and blowing of the finishing line/equipment on multiple value stream(s).
Work as a direct team member on assigned line as required to maximize performance.
Back up and support to Operations Coordinator.
Effectively trains Line Supervisor candidates as qualified Subject Matter Expert.
Identify, implement and drive process improvement on dedicated lines focused on reducing human error, increasing OEE, and enhance yield
Communicate and drive improvement opportunities through cross functional teams.
Works closely with the production schedule and understands line priorities while working with minimal/limited supervision.
Oversight of a minimum 5 employees on the line.