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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.

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 will have access to:

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

+ Health Insurance (starting on Day 1 of employment), Savings Plan (401K) with company match, Life insurance for you and your spouse/children, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Vacation, Sick, Personal Days.

+ 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 Abbott Vascular Plant in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico at the **2nd second shift Monday to Friday** . The **Supervisor Quality Control** is responsible for the performance of the quality technicians and meeting daily production / operational / department demands. He/she will work with line supervisor, manufacturing engineer, quality engineer, and other team members, to address all opportunities found in the manufacturing lines and will the primary quality representative for the quarantine area. The individual performing this role will have to ensure proper management of resources while ensure quality and compliance of employees/equipment, promotion of safe and positive work environment, constant pursuit of operational excellence and continuous improvement, and achieving results through cross-functional collaboration with Management, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Equipment, and Quality Engineering. He/She will be accountable for QC inspector cross-training, rotation and for ensuring all manufacturing lines in all shifts have adequate QC support. He/She and will serve as the QA management representative in the manufacturing line, executing initiatives and working directly with the DL workforce.

What You'll Do

+ The Quality Supervisor is responsible for the performance of his or her team and meeting any assigned project timelines and objectives.

+ Develops goals /objectives for all assigned personnel. Monitors employees’ performance against goals and provide performance feedback. Write and conduct development plans, as well as performance appraisals. Manage employees HR issues.

+ Maintaining the line audit ready at all times through assurance of procedural readiness, housekeeping, material and product controls, mix up risks and through continuous evaluation (audit) of the product and process.

+ Supervises, plans, coordinates, monitors and directs activities related to the eLHR review and approval finished lots in a timely manner.

+ Makes changes as appropriate to QC inspection procedures to aid in compliance and productivity assurance. Supports the Operations Supervisor and works as a liaison between functional departments to respond to technical issues on the line.

+ Approval of QC document related change orders, as needed.

+ Responsible for other quality related areas (eg. Microbiology, Chemical Testing, QCRI) and its performance.

+ Works to improve efficiency of QC inspectors. Works towards preventing/eliminating human related errors in area.

+ Works with line support team (Mfg Supervisor, Quality Engineer and Manufacturing Engineer) to perform line situation triage and determine if non-conformance is present, determine initial bracketing and containment, and initiate exception management process when required.

+ Responsible for quarantine area. Ensures non-conforming product is contained, segregated, and appropriately labeled.

+ Supports Quality Engineering department with data gathering, analysis and containment activities, as needed.

+ Runs moderate problem-solving efforts with minimal oversight and draws conclusions from the data as it relates to the quality issue under investigation. Responsible for standardization of inspection processes across similar lines and operations.

+ Responsible for the development of QC standard work. Able to confront and resolve conflict and support efforts to resolve critical situations.

+ Uses good judgment to make sound decisions.

+ This position requires a high level of adaptability, flexibility, clear direction and creative decision-making in a highly challenging environment.

+ Responsible for communication to Management and other stakeholders of new quality events.

+ Owns moderate CAPA activities related to area with minimal oversight.

+ Support AVPR projects, as needed.

CAN’T WAIT TO GET STARTED?

To be successful in this role, you will require the following qualifications:

+ Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in Quality and/or Compliance, preferably in medical device industry.

+ Bachelor's degree in science

+ Knowledge of applicable US & non-US applicable regulations.

+ Knowledge and proficiency in the application and principles of Quality Engineering.

+ Ability to effectively communicate cross-functionally to assist with resolving Quality issues.

+ Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

+ Ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees.

+ Strong technical knowledge and application of quality engineering concepts, practices and procedures.

+ Ability or aptitude to work on problems that are complex in scope where analysis of situations or data involves multiple competing factors.

+ Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills; critical-thinking skills. Ability to direct activities of employees.

+ Ability to train and motivate assigned personnel.

+ Must be able to lead and motivate people to ensure safety, quality and performance.

The base pay for this position is $53,300.00 – $106,700.00. 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]