Supervisor, Line

About Abb Vie

Abb Vie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address medical challenges tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience and our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

The Line Supervisor I will work in a high performing and fast‑paced pharmaceutical finishing operation to meet our production requirements while maintaining utmost focus on safety and quality. He or she will support setup, changeover, packaging, equipment, and troubleshooting on packaging lines. The role is expected to contribute to a team environment by leading and working with peers daily on a finishing line.

Responsibilities include creating a safety and quality‑focused environment by motivating/influencing others and always driving for excellence within the team.

• Adhere to Environmental, Health, and Safety and Quality procedures while facilitating a proactive compliance culture. Elevate safety, quality, technical and operating concerns and ideas in a timely manner to the appropriate groups.
• Continuous daily supervision of a single packaging line process.
• Work as a direct team member on assigned line as required to maximize performance (must be a qualified team member).
• Actively manage line execution of required tasks per procedure and defined process for maximum efficiency. This includes blowing, clearing, set‑up and production on the defined line.
• Troubleshoot in‑process problems with the ability to remediate routine operational and system issues.
• Accurately and compliantly document and review batch records completed by operations personnel to ensure right‑first‑time execution.
• Takes initiative to act and make continuous process improvement suggestions and changes through innovative ideas.
• Sustain 5S of packaging lines within the finishing department.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Two years cGMP or related manufacturing experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cGMP requirements in a regulated industry.
• Goal oriented, able to lead within a team environment, self‑motivated and work with a sense of urgency to meet business needs. Ability to effectively influence team without direct authority over line personnel.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to make quick decisions.
• Computer skills and ability to learn new programs and applications required.
• Understanding and experience with production systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning or Manufacturing Execution Systems preferred.
• Requires standing up to 8–12 hours per day and lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Work 40 to 48 hours per week, may work as many as 60 hours depending on manufacturing demands.

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range.

This range may be modified in the future.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical, dental and vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our short‑term incentive programs.

Note:

No amount of pay is considered wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that may be allocated to a particular employer remains in the company's sole and absolute discretion until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with applicable law.

Abb Vie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans, Disabled.