Job Description

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.

Quality Supervisor \xe2\x80\x93 2nd Shift ($1000 Sign-On Bonus)

Schedule \xe2\x80\x93 Monday -Friday 3:00 pm \xe2\x80\x93 11:30 pm

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people\xe2\x80\x99s health. We\xe2\x80\x99re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

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\xe2\x80\x99ll also have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO.

An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.

Tuition reimbursement, the student debt program and education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree.

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 Westfield, IN location in the Structural Heart division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

As the Quality Supervisor, you\xe2\x80\x99ll provide process/quality engineering support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of highest quality product to the customer. In addition providepProcess/quality engineering support to product development teams, helping to ensure development of highest quality new products.

What You\xe2\x80\x99ll Work On

Implements and manages to a staffing plan by identifying resource requirements, writing justifications for additional personnel, obtaining approval for changes, and coordinating the selection process with Human Resources.

Develops direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, rewarding positive behavior, and applying disciplinary action as appropriate. Trains and certifies to all critical assembly operations and understands all line PFM\'s.

Maintains a safe work environment with 100% training and compliance to applicable procedures.

Reduces and controls manufacturing process defects (scrap, nonconforming material, customer complaints) by leading efforts/teams focused on identifying the primary root causes and implementing corrective and preventative actions.

May be responsible for implementing product stops & documenting release criteria.

Develops and implements product quality plans, documents and systems by creating product specifications, quality specifications, quality plans, risk analyses, FMEAs in conjunction with other product development team members.

May be responsible for risk analyses and FMEAs.

Develops and implements Process Monitoring Systems by identifying critical process steps which could culminate in possible sources of manufacturing defects and devising methods to reduce process variation in order to reduce/eliminate the cause of defects.

Collects and analyzes Lead Manufacturing process defect data Product/Process improvement efforts (e.g. scrap, nonconforming product, customer complaints) by systematically gathering quality metric data and performing the appropriate analysis method(s) to enhance sustaining product design and new product development.

Creates Quality Tools & Training Materials by applying body of knowledge/expertise and communicating to respective teams.

Participates in the development of less experienced staff by setting an example, providing guidance and work direction, and offering counsel. May lead a project team.

Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects. Influences middle management on technical or business solutions.

May interact with vendors. (Planning/Organization) Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/approval. Initiates or maintains work schedule.

Establishes priorities of work assignments. (Decision Making/Impact) Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution.

Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources.

Required Qualifications

B.S. in Engineering or similar engineering discipline

Experience Details Minimum 5 years Wide application of technical principles, practices, and procedures. Strong understanding of business unit function and cross group dependencies/relationships.

Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.

Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.

Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

Has a sound knowledge of various technical alternatives and their impact.

Preferred Qualifications

Masters Degree

• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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