Abbott

Maintenance Supervisor - 1st Shift - Altavista, VA

Abbott • $61K — $122K *
Altavista, VA 24517In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, science, food technology, or engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of leadership experience in maintenance or supervision of direct reports
  • Experience in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues
  • Previous experience as a mechanic, electrician, or instrument technician is beneficial
  • Experience in generating and managing financial budgets

Responsibilities

  • Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs and plant maintenance budgets
  • Ensure compliance with quality, regulatory, safety, and HR policies
  • Review and verify work orders and maintenance schedules
  • Facilitate timely communication across all levels and shifts
  • Select, train, and supervise maintenance staff, appraising performance and developing growth plans
  • Lead improvement projects and participate in team activities to enhance plant effectiveness
  • Ensure financial performance goals are met, including budgetary commitments

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits for you and your family
  • Diverse career opportunities within Abbott
  • Support for personal and professional growth
  • Access to a family-oriented work environment
  • Commitment to safety and compliance standards
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

Maintenance Supervisor

This position works out of our Altavista, VA 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.

Altavista, Va., is one of Abbott's largest nutrition manufacturing plants equipped with advanced technology to ensure efficient production. Working here will make you feel like you're part of a family that works together to make a difference and help nourish millions of families around the world.

What You'll Work On

  • Manage the preventive and predictive maintenance programs, maintenance line support, and the department and plant maintenance budgets, also coordinate plant shutdown assignments, provide capital project input and support as well as overseeing the maintenance resources necessary to assure the production plan is met and/or exceeded while maintaining a zero incident safety mindset, teamwork attitude and excellent customer service.
  • Ensure compliance to all procedures and policies concerning all areas of quality, regulatory, safety and human resources.
  • Review and verify Work Orders and shift documentation. Ensure that maintenance schedules are formulated to maximum plant advantage and ensure schedules are met. Responsible for the accuracy of the documentation required to support maintenance work.
  • Ensure timely and relevant communications to and from all levels. This includes assuring communications to Department Manager, between shifts and to related departments.
  • Directly select, train, and supervise employees. Ensure that employees understand duties and responsibilities, and review and appraise employee performance against established expectations and company policies. Review and/or initiate all personnel and organizational changes for the respective shift. Coach, develop, and mentor employees in areas of responsibility. Develop growth plans; interpret, implement and support employee-related policies, procedures and programs. Assign tasks to direct staff.
  • Assist in the implementation of improvement projects as assigned by the Department Manager. Provide leadership and valuable participation in team activities that will enhance the overall effectiveness of the Plant.
  • Ensure financial performance goals are met (such as operating effectiveness, repair parts costs and overtime utilization). Assist in the development of departmental budgets, PMs and predictive maintenance tasks. Provide input into all changes including updates, cost improvements and plans. Be responsible for the financial performance of the assigned shift such that budgetary commitments are met. Make recommendations on capital investments. Supervise the resources for Preventive/Predictive Maintenance.
  • Customer interface (in support of uptime and meeting production plan) through and/or daily performance review meetings.
  • Lead capital plant projects or process improvement initiatives.
  • You'll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, science, food technology or engineering or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
  • 5 or more years leadership experience with an emphasis on supervision of direct reports, or equivalent experience in a maintenance field


Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience as a mechanic, electrician or instrument tech beneficial
  • Extensive experience in leading/managing projects or process improvement initiatives
  • Previous Lean Six Sigma training beneficial.
  • Extensive experience in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues
  • Previous experience in generating and managing financial budgets.


Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

The base pay for this position is
$61,300.00 - $122,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Manufacturing

DIVISION:
ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain

LOCATION:
United States > Altavista : Building 1

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

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Learn more about Abbott
Size
113,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$34.6 billion
NASDAQ
ABT
* Ladders Estimates

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