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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.

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’ll also have access to:

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

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

+ An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

+ 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 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

We currently have an opportunity available for a **Associate Supervisor** to join our **Cardiac Rhythm Management** division in **Sylmar, CA** . **This is a fully Onsite role.**

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

Our current production supervisor group has 50 plus direct reports. This new role reporting to Supervisor (G.14) and under the direction of the supervisor will provide our sites the ability to lessen the span of control for all levels of production supervisors. This matrixed supervisor org (Assoc. Sup, Supervisor, Sr. Supervisor) will allow direct labor to have dedicated time with supervisors for guidance, coaching, and employee development. In addition, this new role creates a career ladder and development opportunity for our direct labor population to grow in the organization.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Communicates to line personnel daily while maintaining a constant line presence. Responsible for achieving department attendance targets including immediate feedback to employees by instance. Executes policies that affect work processes and personnel within the assigned area. Develops direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, rewarding positive behavior, and applying disciplinary action as appropriate. Schedules and organizes assigned production area to achieve supply commitments and maintain targeted levels of inventories. Assists with activities related to shift starts and changes. Monitors daily line metrics and provides direction and guidance to skilled nonexempt staff to achieve unit or project goals.

2. Oversees personnel and processes to ensure full compliance with internal and external regulations. Supports investigations for man related quality incidents and supports implementation of corrective actions along with Quality department. Oversees personnel and processes to ensure production meets all associated quality standards.

3. Maintains a safe work environment with 100% training and compliance to applicable procedures. Performs investigations for safety incidents, and drive implementation of corrective actions along with Safety department. Assist in preparing training plans to achieve line ergonomic rotation objectives

4. In coordination with Supervisor, supports staffing plan by identifying resource requirements and coordinating the selection process with Human Resources. Monitors and reports on performance to Operational & Financial metrics for the area.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Associates Degree (± 13 years)

Relevant field.

Experience/Background

Experience Details

Minimum 1 year

Production environment necessary with degree.

An equivalent combination of education and work experience.

**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)

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.

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

The base pay for this position is $72,100.00 – $114,700.00. 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]