Incoming Material Inspection Supervisor

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:

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.

This position works out of our Columbus, Ohio plant location in the Abbott Nutrition Division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

The Columbus Plant is Abbott’s first manufacturing facility in the world, making us a leader in science-backed nutrition products. Working here, you’ll be part of a family that works together to produce quality products that make a difference and help keep consumers nourished at every stage of their lives.

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:

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• Retiree Healthcare program
• Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• 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 stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
• 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

As the IMI (Incoming Materials Inspection) Supervisor, you are responsible for the overall results for a single shift of a 7-day, multi-shift laboratory operation that implements, maintains, and executes the receipt, sampling and testing of incoming materials for production (raw ingredients and packaging material commodities).

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Drive a culture of engagement; developing the IMI lab personnel; champion positive employee relations; maintain a high-profile presence in the lab; model regular and open communications; and encourage knowledge sharing and the open exchange of ideas.
• Maintain contact with the vendors who supply these materials, keeping track of vendor performance, dispositioning nonconforming materials and vendor (CAPA) for all nonconformances, and communicating into Abbott Division teams. 
• Secure appropriate training; assures completion of required training per training manual; ongoing computer-based training; assures new hire personnel are properly trained in procedures, test methods, and safety practices.
• Direct liaison with suppliers, Global Supplier Quality Assurance (GSQA) and Regional Incoming Quality Assurance (RIQA). Responsible for maintaining good working relationships with vendors, tracking vendor performance and address any performance issues with the vendor and following up on vendor corrective actions. Works directly with GSQA, and RIQA on vendor issues.
• Supervise technicians to