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 student debt program and FreeU 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

This Sr. Quality Supervisor position works Onsite in our location in Temecula, CA in the Abbott Vascular Division. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease

What You’ll Work On

The Senior Quality Supervisor is the primary person responsible for a specific shift, or a significant and permanent project (in addition to normal quality control supervisor responsibilities) that is either cross-functional in nature or impacts multiple areas (i.e., crews, business units, sites).

The Sr. Quality Supervisor is responsible for the performance of his or her team and meeting any assigned project timelines and objectives. Keys to success include proper management of product support while ensuring quality and compliance of employees/equipment, promotion of a safe and positive work environment, constant pursuit of business excellence initiatives, successful management and development of direct reports and achieving results through cross-functional relationships (i.e., Management, Engineering, Production, Equipment, Materials). The Sr. Quality Supervisor will generate improvements through innovative ideas and execution while meeting daily production/operational/ department demands.

• Responsible for general supervision of the manufacturing inspection and test functions at every stage of the manufacturing process.
• May supervise inspection and test activities of operators.
• Performs function failure testing as well as physical defects.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining effectiveness of the quality system by ensuring quality/compliance of manufacturing / production processes.
• Pro-actively seek ways to maintain and improve quality standards; use objective and quantifiable measures to decrease safety incidents and to increase quality and performance.
• Promote a safe work environment by ensuring the highest standards in employee safety.
• Supervise, train, and develop nonexempt personnel; develop goals / objectives for all assigned personnel; monitor employees' performance against goals, provide performance feedback; write and conduct development plans / performance appraisals; manage employee HR issues.
• Provide leadership for the team and appropriately address quality, production and safety needs effectively.
• Be responsible for overall equipment performance & maintain equipment downtime to an acceptable level; support equipment upgrades/new installations.
• Oversees operational implementation of quality assurance strategies and regulations
• Completes the assessment of potential risks, ensures compliance and gives recommendations to management
• facilitates audits and regulatory instpections
• Liases with external vendors, contractors or suppliers to ensure that their products or services meet the organizations quality standards

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 2-4years of related work experience with a basic understanding of specified functional area.
• Prior Supervisory Experience strongly preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years of related experience desirred
• Prior Supervisory Experience strongly preferred
• SAP Knowledge strongly preferred

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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. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $66,700.00 – $133,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.