Technical Manufacturing Supervisor- Second Shift

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Technical Manufacturing Supervisor

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 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.

The Opportunity

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

Second Shift Schedule: Monday-Friday 12:00 pm-8:30 pm

Location: Scarborough, Maine

The position of Technical Manufacturing Supervisor is within our Infectious Disease Developed Markets business unit located at Scarborough, Maine.  In this role you will be responsible for providing advanced technical support and supervision toward the accomplishment of manufacturing and product development objectives. Responsible for characterizing the performance of materials, processes and products. Responsible for coordinating the work of the Technical Manufacturing personnel to accomplish the production schedule and to assess/troubleshoot current raw materials and product. Makes technical based decisions that are important to present and future products and is responsible for disseminating the technical findings to other functional areas of the company.

What You’ll Work On

• Manages product/process testing projects
• Supervises TM personnel in day-to-day functions
• Supports R&D in the transfer/product development process
• Coordinates TM duties with necessary departments
• Maintains Good Manufacturing/Laboratory Practices (GMP or GLP) in the laboratory, orderly and accurate flow of paperwork, quality systems and maintaining the integrity of manufactured product.
• Schedules test programs and management of workload to help assure timely and satisfactory completion of projects
• Monitors scientific/medical literature relevant to innovative research and testing objectives
• Consults with and provides technical evaluations for other departments (manufacturing, development, etc.)
• Supports R&D/Marketing with product development and consultation
• Ability to compile, organize, interpret, and communicate data and results in a concise format.
• Ability to effectively plan and delegate the work of others.
• Strong knowledge of Internet software; Payroll systems; Project Management software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises employees in the Technical Manufacturing Lab. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degr