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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Nourish the world and your career as part of the Nutrition team at Abbott.

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®, Glucerna® and ZonePerfect® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

Our Plant location in Columbus OH currently has an opportunity for a Operations Manager. The Columbus Plant is Abbott’s oldest nutrition manufacturing site in the world. Working here, you’ll feel part of a family – a family of 600+ that works together to help nourish the world.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority
• 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
• Paid time off; 3 weeks vacation to start (prorated based on start date)
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match and Abbott paid Pension Plan
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Production Manager you'll provide vision, strategy, and leadership for plant operations and maintenance to achieve and maintain the highest standards of quality, customer satisfaction, delivery, service, and manufacturing capability to accomplish plant, division and corporate goals at competitive costs.

• You will partner with Quality Assurance in implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Assure compliance to all procedures and policies concerning all areas of quality, regulatory, safety and human resources.
• Initiate and implement actions to maximize profits by containing expenses through improved operating and cost efficiencies.
• Develop, approve, and meet financial budgets, plans, and updates.
• Recruit, train, develop, reward and recognize personnel to achieve targeted strategies and goals.
• Create the appropriate organization structure to reflect and achieve current/planned goals and objectives.
• Ensure performance, quality, cost, schedule, profit and customer satisfaction targets are achieved with risks identified and mitigated and opportunities exercised.
• Establish interfaces with Divisional/Corporate management to assess customer needs and assures accurate project or program technical direction for operations engineering ad manufacturing.
• Assists in new product launches, production and engineering improvements, product testing, etc.
• Assure timely and relevant communications to and from all levels this includes assuring communications between affected reporting areas and to related departments.
• Responsible for establishing systems that would enhance intra- and inter-departmental communications.
• Coach, develop, and mentors direct staff.
• Conduct performance reviews, develop growth plans, interpret, implement and supports employee-related policies, procedures and programs.
• Assign projects/tasks to direct staff.
• Responsible for recruitment, selection, development and retention of employees.
• Develop strategic plans and objectives in accordance with overall Plant and Division strategy, execute business plans through functional reports while providing leadership, coaching and direction.
• Work closely with peer Plant and Division personnel to develop plans/focus to assure continuous improvements that will benefit Operations.
• This position is accountable for operating with only general direction and minimal supervision from the Plant Manager, and has full responsibility to make decisions that directly impact site goal achievement.
• Requires broad range of management prerogative necessitated by a large number of operating decisions.
• Annual budgetary responsibility $20MM+. This position is accountable for maintaining and complying with FDA, USDA, OSHA, MDEQ, MDA and Affirmative Action requirements.
• Direct reports: 3 Production Managers/Supervisors, Indirect reports: 137

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required

• Bachelors Degree
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and requirements for FDA regulated environment.
• Experience in a variety of roles in manufacturing to include significant experience in management/supervision.
• This position requires 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.

Preferred

• MBA desirable.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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