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Abbott

Makes heart devices, glucose sensors and lab tests

Lab Supervisor - Microbiology

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Full-timeSturgis, MI, USA$61.3k - $122.7k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Science, Food Technology, or a technical field with two years of laboratory experience in a regulated industry, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
  • Experience working in a high-volume manufacturing support laboratory.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills.
  • Experience using project-planning tools.
  • Plant financial understanding.
  • Computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
  • Meet compliance standards including FDA, OSHA, and Abbott policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Be accountable for the overall results of a single shift in a seven-day, multi-shift laboratory operation and coordinate shift-team activities to meet Environmental Health and Safety, Quality, Finance, Productivity, and People performance metrics.
  • Lead efforts to deliver quality and compliance performance for the shift.
  • Initiate and manage decisions that affect product quality.
  • Manage shift budget accountability for headcount, overtime, and direct expenses.
  • Track, trend, and continuously improve budgetary performance for headcount, overtime, direct expenses, laboratory efficiencies, scrap, and Cost Improvement Projects.
  • Drive laboratory efficiencies and Master Schedule Performance objectives; understand performance drivers and develop and execute improvement plans for laboratory performance and quality metrics.
  • Understand key performance indicators and lead the execution of plans using team and support resources.
  • Drive team and department engagement.
  • Directly supervise the team and participate in staffing activities.
  • Develop personnel by securing appropriate training, providing mentoring, and assigning progressively challenging responsibilities within team and department accountabilities.
  • Model and promote a continuously improving Environmental Health and Safety culture; engage employees and stakeholders to meet internal, external, and regulatory requirements, and coach and direct individuals to deliver Environmental Health and Safety performance.
  • Prepare for and participate in internal and external Environmental Health and Safety audits and incident and accident investigations and reporting; ensure timely implementation of Corrective and Preventive Actions.
  • Model behaviors that ensure high-quality products and compliance with Abbott, division, and plant policies and procedures; meet local and statutory requirements and applicable regulations in countries where products are shipped.
  • Prepare for and participate in internal and external Quality audits and incident investigations and reporting; ensure timely implementation of Corrective and Preventive Actions.
  • Lead plant microbiology Quality Assurance laboratory operations, including the Environmental Monitoring Program for equipment swabs, air samples, retort cooling water, ingredient water, and product samples; biochemical characterization and identification; raw material, in-process, and finished-product testing; adherence to methods and procedures; and completion of Corrective and Preventive Actions.
  • Provide direction and technical expertise to microbiology laboratory personnel and the plant.
  • Provide leadership during problem-solving situations involving microbial issues.
  • Understand the drivers of product costs, profitability, and cash flow for the shift and department while operating within budget, material-utilization, and Cost Improvement Project goals; manage shift or line budget accountability for headcount, overtime, and direct expenses; and continuously improve budgetary performance, scrap, and Cost Improvement Projects.
  • Understand financial statements and key performance measures, provide input for line budget decisions, develop skills to manage budget items involving headcount, overtime, and scrap reduction, and participate in preparing the annual budget and updates.
  • Manage financial accountability up to $2 million USD.
  • Promote and drive Cost Improvement Projects; use common problem-solving tools and methodologies for root-cause analysis and issue resolution within shift, operating-line, and department processes and procedures.
  • Plan and organize day-to-day laboratory operations and schedules.
  • Anticipate and drive alignment and prioritization between laboratory and production teams.
  • Model organizational values and provide leadership, direction, development, and support to the team.
  • Ensure team members are trained and understand their duties, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
  • Provide timely coaching, counseling, and feedback.
  • Develop line personnel through appropriate training, mentoring, and progressively challenging responsibilities within team and department accountabilities.
  • Draft personal goals and lead development of team goals and growth plans; create a learning environment and support individual learning and development plans.
  • Ensure effective performance management and sustain a positive work environment.
  • Complete performance reviews for direct reports on time.
  • Establish a communications framework for timely, relevant information transfer across organizational levels and functions.
  • Ensure compliance with Human Resources practices, policies, and procedures.
  • Use rewards and recognition programs effectively.
  • Champion positive employee relations through a visible floor presence, direct employee engagement, regular open communication, and knowledge sharing.
  • Ensure laboratory test results comply with plant, division, and corporate guidelines and procedures.
  • Attend quarterly plant Quality review meetings to communicate and oversee microbiological issues.
  • Track capital requests for laboratory equipment and facilities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Green Belt or Lean Six Sigma tools.
  • Experience working with and implementing Cost Improvement Projects.
  • Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and requirements for infant formula and nutritionals.

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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