Sr. Group Lead- 2nd 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:

Job Description

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’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 Plymouth, MN location in the Structural Heart division.

Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.

As the Sr. Group Lead, you’ll have the chance to ensure the effective use of material, equipment and personnel in producing quality production. You’ll be responsible for ensuring inventory accuracy, cycle counts, and meeting build schedules.

What You’ll Work On

• Assists in coordinating production activity in assigned work areas, ensuring that product is continuously processed in accordance with build schedules
• Coordinates communication of work instructions to personnel in designated areas in accordance with supervisory objectives
• Ensures that quality and production goals are met
• Performs line reviews of personnel, tooling and equipment in assigned areas
• Knowledgeable on escalation process to supervisor or other appropriate contacts in the event of equipment failure
• Accumulates information for assigned areas regarding work in process inventory status and daily output quantities
• Assists in providing direct training to area operators as required
• Provides feedback on defects encountered, and provides re-training support as necessary
• Provides assistance in expediting priority product and tasks in assigned areas
• May perform direct manufacturing operations in support of build schedules, as directed or as necessary
• Remains current on developments in field(s) of expertise, applicable regulatory requirements, and a general knowledge of the company’s products, markets, and objectives as well as industry trends
• Coordinates purchase requests for equipment and services
• Resolves and/or facilitates resolution of problems including identifying causes to prevent re-occurrence
• Daily meeting with manufacturing operators for better communication and continuous improvement
• Oversee the continuous improvement board
• Ensures PM (preventive maintenance) and Calibration stickers are up to date
• 5S audit and weekly meeting with other area value stream group-leads in an organization
• BBSP Observation Help with any employee needs (assist with training and Employee Self Service needs)
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contrac