INTERMEDIATE SUPERVISOR MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS - ABBOTT POINT OF CARE (OTTAWA)

ABOUT ABBOTT

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

WORKING AT ABBOTT

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This position works out of our Ottawa, Ontario location in the Point of Care, Diagnostics division. Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology. We are currently seeking a Supervisor in Assembly Operations for our Ottawa cartridge manufacturing facility. As a key member of our leadership team, this role will provide direct supervision for the night shift operation in a clean room environment. You will work to sustain and continuously improve results for people safety, product safety and efficient productivity in order of priority to drive positive business results.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Ensure staff are aware of and comply with all internal health and safety policies and related legislation.

• Strive to develop a culture where Health and Safety is the top priority for all team members.

• Support existing safety related metrics and work to develop new and innovative approaches that drive for lowering IA occurrences the manufacturing area.

• Execute build plans to meet daily and monthly targets while optimizing capacity, efficiency and ensuring quality compliance.

• Interpret company goals into department goals and ensure communication of established goals, objectives, operational policies and procedures to staff.

• Demonstrate leadership by initiating cross-functional teams and discussions to drive to root cause of new or ongoing yield related issues inside Assembly and beyond.

• Develop staff loading and team schedules, plan capacity of team personnel, achieve high equipment utilization, oversee material supply to assembly, and ensure efficient flow of materials in and out of production areas.

• 75% of on-site work hours devoted to being in-room in the manufacturing areas.

• Recommend and implement productivity improvements and process changes.

• Develop and execute training plans to achieve business goals.

• Ensure that individual and team roles of all staff are understood and work with all shift teams to promote teamwork and independence.

• Support and monitor individual and team performance targets. Provide positive feedback on accomplishments and ensure immediate action is taken to address shortfalls.

• Promote a workplace that supports learning, continuous improvement and information sharing by facilitating continuous improvement activities and developing a professional manufacturing area.

• Motivate employees through interpersonal interactions on a regular basis, mentoring, fostering creativity, innovation and empowerment.

• Maintain contacts with other departmental teams for smoothing out manufacturing issues. Account for any anomalies caused by downtime or yield by making appropriate scheduling adjustments.

• Support company human resource policies for operators; conduct annual performance appraisals and offer career counseling. Recommends actions related to recruitment, retention, promotion, salary adjustments, discipline to the senior management.

• With Quality Assurance department, ensure that operations are compliant with the quality guidelines. Confirm that corrective action is taken in a timely fashion for any operational nonconformance.

• Hold focused one-on-one meetings with employees to discuss the employee's performance and contributions relative to their Core Job Responsibilities and Core Competencies.

• Other miscellaneous duties as may be required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent knowledge of company product, processes, equipment and components, ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications and procedures, strong computer skills including Windows, spreadsheets, office programs and custom applications (e.g. WaferTrak, CPrintTrak, AssemblyTrak, ABTRAQ, JMP and Mastercontrol).

• Proven planning and problem-solving skills.

• Leadership skills and coaching ability.

• Ability to work in a multitask environment and the ability to make quick informed decisions.

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills to be able to deal with people on all organizational levels and work in team environment.

• Propensity to continuous learning and experimenting, and commitment to continuous improvement of the product.

• A post-secondary education with preference given to candidates with an Engineering or technical Degree.

• Five plus years’ experience in a manufacturing or laboratory environment.

• Medical device manufacturing experience and an understanding of the associated regulatory and quality requirements an asset.

• Rotating 4x4 day shift 6:30 am to 6:30 pm.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Abbott strives to promote and maintain an inclusive, high-performing culture that allows all employees to reach their full potential and contribute to Abbott’s success. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.