Manager Production

Manager Production job at Abbott | Abbott Careers

• Provide vision, strategy and leadership for plant operations and maintenance
• Partner with Quality Assurance in implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system
• Assures compliance to all procedures and policies concerning all areas of quality, regulatory, safety and human resources
• Initiates and implements actions to maximize profits by containing expenses through improved operating and cost efficiencies
• Develops, approves and meets financial budgets, plans and updates
• Recruits, trains, develops, rewards and recognizes personnel to achieve targeted strategies and goals
• Creates the appropriate organization structure to reflect and achieve current/planned goals and objectives
• Ensures performance, quality, cost, schedule, profit and customer satisfaction targets are achieved with risks identified and mitigated and opportunities exercised
• Establishes interfaces with Divisional/Corporate management to assess customer needs and assures accurate project or program technical direction for operations engineering and manufacturing
• Assists in new product launches, production and engineering improvements, product testing, etc.
• Responsible for establishing systems that would enhance intra- and inter-departmental communications
• Coaches, develops and mentors direct staff
• Conducts performance reviews and develops growth plans; interprets, implements and supports employee-related policies, procedures and programs
• Assigns projects/tasks to direct staff
• Responsible for recruitment, selection, development and retention of employees
• Develops strategic plans and objectives in accordance with overall Plant and Division strategy; executes business plans through functional reports while providing leadership, coaching and direction
• Works closely with peer Plant and Division personnel to develop plans/focus to assure continuous improvements that will benefit Operations
• Provides leadership and valuable participation in team activities that will enhance the overall effectiveness of the Plant

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Business, Operations S orcience
• Preferred Qualifications: 10 years of experience in a variety of roles in manufacturing
• Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to effectively lead in a team environment, adaptable to change, able to manage competing priorities, excellent analytical and problem solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills and sense of business savvy

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• FreeU education benefit
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program
• Tuition reimbursement

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