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Abbott

Makes heart devices, glucose sensors and lab tests

Lab Supervisor - Incoming Lab

Inspection & TestUpdated on Nov 5
Full-timeSturgis, MI, USA$61.3k - $122.7k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or GED is required.
  • At least two years of work experience in a laboratory in a regulated industry, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience, is required.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills are required.
  • Computer skills, including Microsoft Office, are required.
  • Oral and written communication skills are required.
  • Problem-solving skills are required.
  • Time-management and priority-management skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the Incoming Lab's three-shift operation while working on first shift; the team handles receipt, sampling, and testing of incoming raw ingredients and packaging materials for production use.
  • Supervise technicians to ensure timely and accurate receipt, sampling, and testing of incoming materials and maintain adequate production support.
  • Ensure required training is completed according to the training manual, and ensure new hires are trained in procedures, test methods, and safety practices.
  • Train in all incoming testing methods and other processes, and perform direct work as needed to support business needs.
  • Troubleshoot issues and carry out project work, proficiency testing, technician training, method audits, procedure reviews, and vendor audits.
  • Conduct technician performance reviews and manage budget planning.
  • Supervise coordination of material holds and isolations.
  • Serve as a direct liaison with suppliers, Global Supplier Quality Assurance, and Regional Incoming Quality Assurance, and work with those groups on vendor issues.
  • Maintain contact with material suppliers, track vendor performance, disposition nonconforming materials, and manage vendor corrective and preventive action for nonconformances.
  • Maintain vendor relationships, address performance issues, and follow up on vendor corrective actions.
  • Prepare and coordinate corrective action programs for sanitation, Good Manufacturing Practices, compliance, and safety audits.
  • Track monthly destruction of raw ingredients and packaging commodities.
  • Assist the lab manager with the Incoming Material budget and the department's Long Range Plan.
  • Meet compliance standards, including Food and Drug Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Abbott policies and procedures.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in Science or Food Technology is preferred.
  • At least one year of supervisory experience is preferred.
  • Knowledge of regulatory standards and requirements applicable to infant formula and nutritionals is preferred.
  • Experience in a regulated manufacturing laboratory, especially infant formula manufacturing, is preferred.

About the Company

Abbott

Makes heart devices, glucose sensors and lab tests

Abbott makes medical devices, diagnostic tests, nutrition products and branded generic drugs for hospitals, laboratories, pharmacies and patients. Its best-known product is the FreeStyle Libre, a coin-sized sensor worn on the upper arm that tracks blood sugar around the clock without routine finger pricks. Its other lines run from heart valves, pacemakers and brain stimulators to lab analyzers, rapid tests and mail-in colon cancer screening kits, and Abbott earns money by selling these products to health systems, labs, retailers and consumers. The company was founded in 1888 by Chicago physician Wallace Abbott and is based in Abbott Park, Illinois.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Abbott Park, IL
Founded
1888

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