Manufacturing Operations Manager

6 days ago


North Chicago, Illinois, United States AbbVie Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manufacturing Operations Manager to join our team at AbbVie. As a key member of our Operations Department, you will be responsible for providing technical direction to a complex and diverse manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership for Operations, assuming total responsibility and managing all shift operations, including Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Warehouse, and Material/Inventory Management Systems.
  • Implement Engineering solutions to improve Plant Safety, Quality, and Financial Performance, driving functional performance to ensure the highest standards in quality, customer service, and regulatory compliance are met.
  • Propose and/or establish corrective and preventive actions as required, justifying, developing, coordinating, and implementing capital projects within the Plant Operation.
  • Supervise junior and senior Production Supervisors and other production personnel, identifying and coordinating training and professional developmental needs for personnel, including production personnel, to maintain a well-prepared workforce.
  • Provide technical expertise (Subject Matter Expert) for the investigation of events related to manufacturing processes, proposing and/or establishing corrective and preventive actions as required.
  • Assure that Departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Process Descriptions are maintained up-to-date and their content is in compliance with the proper regulatory agencies.
  • Provide technical assistance to Manufacturing, Validation, Maintenance, and Systems groups related to manufacturing processes and equipment, assisting in the execution of validation activities as they relate to the equipment.
  • Lead the development, recommendation, and execution of improvements to production processes and equipment, such as yield increase, downtime reduction, cycle time reduction, etc., to improve productivity and compliance.
  • Supervise the evaluation and preparation of formal investigations of process excursions related to production, establishing sound and effective corrective actions to fix root cause of events.
  • Coordinate with Maintenance Department the proper schedule for equipment repair and maintenance, without affecting product throughput, coordinating activities of all other support areas, such as Supply Chain, Warehouse, Laboratories, Utilities, S&T, and QA, to maintain continuity of operations.
Requirements
  • A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a closely related discipline is highly desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence.
  • Desired 8+ years of combined experience in significant engineering and/or operational experience (bulk chemical, pharmaceutical, engineering, utilities, biotechnology, project management). Minimum of three (3) years in supervisory experience in manufacturing environment, and/or process and/or Project management/lead experience.
  • A post-graduate education/degree is desired, and may contribute towards the desired years of experience.
  • Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and leadership skills to manage exempt and non-exempt personnel. Engineering degree is required to understand, lead, review, motivate, and communicate to a staff of graduate, professional engineers, and highly technical external consultants.
  • This position requires excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to effectively lead in a team environment, adaptable to change, able to manage competing priorities, analytical and problem-solving skills, and written and verbal communication skills both in English and Spanish, and a sense of business savvy.
  • Must have ability to focus, take initiative, cope with stress, and use judgment to accomplish results. High level of interpersonal skills to lead and motivate a professional, technical staff, and to deal with all levels of management and professionals within the Company; to interface and negotiate with government agencies personnel, consulting firms, and external contractors.


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