Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Group Lead
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
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 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 Minnetonka, MN, location in the Cardio Rythmic Management (CRM) business.
Main Purpose of Role
We are seeking an experienced Operations/Production Group Lead. This position ensures the effective use of material, equipment, and personnel in producing quality production. Responsible for ensuring inventory accuracy, cycle counts, and meeting build schedules.
Assist the Production Supervisor to achieve the daily production schedules and quality goals. Provide work direction, work station assignments and troubleshooting guidance and be a source of information for operators and support groups in the area. Coordinates the documentation/SFP completion/verifications and provides inputs for performance appraisal and may assist in the employee selection process. Escalates issues to Engineers as needed. Responsible to provide full support to the Supervisor. Coordinate jobs to keep lines moving and ensure line balance.
This position reports to the Production Supervisor and is responsible for assigning training and leading a small team to assemble medical devices in accordance with approved manufacturing and quality inspection procedures
Responsible for monitoring the performance of others, establishing work priorities or schedules, assignment of duties(operator work direction), and follow up with resolution of problems on the production floor.
Will lead, guide, and direct the work of others as the primary non-supervisory lead person; typical team will consist of 10-30 workers
Will work with their team to make sure production goals/metrics are met and will work with Supervisors, Engineers, and managers to resolve line issues and implement improvements
Must have basic computer skills and be able to email production communications, print out processes and associated shop floor paperwork, and input data into Excel and MOS data files
Participate in performance assessments by reporting on their skill development and teamwork abilities
Communicates certification, recertification, and training needs by reporting gaps in manufacturing personnel training and knowledge
Make sure all medical device operators are certified prior to performing manufacturing processes on their own
Assist with New Employee Orientation and employee onboarding
Host periodic production meetings with operators, management, quality, and engineering
Hold small Tier 1 meetings, encourage and lead 5S, safety, and continuous improvement communications
Coordinate work assignments for team
Print work orders in SAP
Provides input to CI efforts to Quality and Engineering
Selects methods and practices to solve problems using ingenuity, creativity, and a high degree of independent action and initiative
Assist with interviewing of medical device candidates
The base pay for this position is
$19.15 – $38.35/hour
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Manufacturing
CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management
United States > Minnesota > Minnetonka : 14901 DeVeau Place
Standard
No
Yes
Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Work in a clean room environment
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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