Production Specialist

This position manages and performs activities in the Manufacturing organization related to inventory control, production planning and tracking, training excellence, documentation, improvement initiatives, and quality. The primary objective of the position is to meet quality, production, and improvement goals.

• CAPA:
  Lead event investigations using root cause problem solving tools. Write and obtain approval for investigation reports to meet timeliness goals and production schedule. Manage corrective action deliverables to ensure timely completion. Interface with Manufacturing batch record review and Quality to address batch record errors.
  Work with Department supervision to develop and implement Right The First Time improvement and Human Error Reduction initiatives.
  Track and report metrics.
• Training:
  Work with Department supervision to develop and implement Training Excellence initiatives and use ISOtrain to ensure department personnel are assigned appropriate training curriculum. Conduct general awareness training.
  Monitor Department personnel training compliance to reduce and eliminate controllable missed training.
  Interface with site training coordinator, track and report metrics.
• Documentation:
  Work with cross functional teams to improve and update directions. Interface with Documentation Center personnel to revise documents.
• Inventory maintenance and production tracking:
  Subject matter expert in SAP for inventory and production. Track and report bulk usages. Support production in inventory management.
  Interface with Planning to create and manage production process order numbers and batch numbers.
  Initiate and track blanket purchase orders for goods and services to support production.
  Track weekly and monthly yield performance and report to Department supervision and Finance.

• BS degree in Engineering or Science is preferred.
• 5+ years experience with pharmaceutical, biological, chemical manufacturing or similar is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft office and communications software packages.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

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

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

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
  
  Note:
  
  No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.
  
  Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employeeremains in the Company'ssole-and-absolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodified at the Company’s sole and absolute 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.

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