Production Supervisor I

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.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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 company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Coyol Free Zone location in the Vascular Business. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

As the Production Supervisor I, you´ll provide leadership to the production teams to deliver the business results and expectations on a day-to-day basis for one or more production areas. This position requires training in human resources/people skills, quality systems, and manufacturing processes.  The position is responsible for ensuring that standard production processes are maintained and that safety, quality and production volumes are met.

• →Clearly understands his/her Supervisory responsibility for production teams including personnel scheduling, evaluating discipline, coaching, selection and training of staff.           
• →Participate and support compliance routines related to own production line to comply with internal and external regulatory requirements (FDA, TUV, etc.). Responsible for reporting quality issues immediately and be closely involved in their investigation and solution.
• →Execute the required plans to accomplish the production goals, which include productivity indicators, schedule adherence, quality, cost and service while maintaining a safe environment.  Have full responsibility / ownership of his/her area of production.  This includes understanding of systems to evaluate the state of efficiency and compliance of his/her area of production.
• →Tabulate prod line leading indicators with prior or following supervisor to ensure that the transition between shifts is adequate.
• →Tabulate reports to communicate production progress, accomplishments and issues on a daily basis.  This may include coordinating daily meetings with staff and peers to discuss issues and determine future schedules of own production line.  Interprets daily production metrics and establishes mechanisms to ensure that all processes are in compliance with standard procedures.
• →Employee performance/engagement Supervise (organize, plan, direct and control) his/her production teams to achieve the expected quality, production schedule, staffing and safety goals.  Apply initiatives to motivate and energize personnel to obtain top performance.  Ensures adequate communication to staff of all required HR related information.   
• →Build positive, outgoing relations with the other production supervisors in sharing of product, process or equipment related information.
• →Execute and monitor continuous improvement processes to increase quality, reduce cost and improve overall team productivity in own production line

• 80% completeness of a bachelor’s degree program from a four-year college or university in Business Administration, Engineering or other technical/scientific experience.

0-2 years supervisory experience.  Preferably in a medical device, pharmaceutical, or electronic industry. 

• Computer skills. 

• Demonstrated proficiency on manufacturing systems used to collect data and control/monitor processes. , For example SFA, SAP, Kronos, or similar. 

• Demonstrated knowledge of ISO and quality systems as FDA, MDD.    

• Desirable at least one certification related or applicable to medical industry.  For example CQE, 6Sigma black belt, lean coach, problem solving techniques, etc. 

• Flexibility to work on different shifts schedule and areas is preferred.   

• Demonstrated capacity to effectively lead/influence peers and other functions towards organizational goals.

• Basic Command of English.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering or similar field.  Experience leading teams.  Knowledge of Costa Rica laws applicable to direct labor operators is a plus.  

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