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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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

ABOUT ABBOTT

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.

**This position works out of our Columbus, Ohio plant location in the Abbott Nutrition Division.** 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®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

The Columbus Plant is Abbott’s first manufacturing facility in the world, making us a leader in science-backed nutrition products. Working here, you’ll be part of a family that works together to produce quality products that make a difference and help keep consumers nourished at every stage of their lives.

WORKING AT ABBOTT

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

+ 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, **Medical Benefits start day 1**

+ **Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays**

+ Retiree Healthcare program

+ **Robust 401(k)** retirement savings with a generous company match

+ Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s 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 stable company** with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

+ A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

+ Collaborate and provide data to assist with scheduling and product line operational decisions to support some or all of the following initiatives:

+ Increase filling line and processing capacities through capture and analysis of operations data

+ Identify new sources of data and as appropriate suggest new tools for analysis

+ Reduce inventory levels without decreasing customer service levels

+ Investigate and analyze the various requests and understand the potential downstream implications to all applications.

+ Monitors and analyzes supplier performance indicators in order to proactively identify potential supply problems.

+ Support the calculation, analysis and publishing of key metrics on a monthly basis as well as working toward performance improvements.

+ Identify and participate in process improvement projects that increase customer service levels, improve product flows, minimize supply chain costs and improve asset management.

+ Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

+ Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.

+ Understand and apply knowledge of manufacturing systems, incorporates manufacturing requirements.

+ Learn and perform Scheduling duties as required. Responsibilities to include some or all of the following:

+ Analyze planning requirements from Division Production Planning and initiate appropriate action to create the master schedule to include non-commercial demands also.

+ Schedule Manufacturing Operation to ensure maximum efficiency and minimal downtime.

+ Strive to minimize changes within the planning window in order to ensure availability of raw materials and to minimize negative impact on manufacturing.

+ Liases with relevant departments to ensures product is available to the customer.

+ May demonstrate basic project management skills by acting as a project lead on small, well defined projects.

+ Accountable for the accuracy and the impact of planning decisions. Operates with general supervision.

+ All significant production schedule changes are reviewed either by management or plant scheduler to evaluate necessity and impacts on the schedules.

+ Receives limited supervision on standard issues, and detailed instructions on new assignments. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment, overall adequacy and accuracy

+ May perform other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ 2-5 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area

+ 1-2 years operations/distribution experience or directly relevant technical experience

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov) (https://www.eeoc.gov/pre-employment-inquiries-and-citizenship)

**Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

*Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

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 and a Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott , and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is $60,000.00 – $120,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]