**About Abbott**Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.**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 will have access to:Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.Private medical insurance, cafeteria subsidy, stock program, and employee association, among othersA 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 diverse, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.**The Opportunity**This position works out of our Alajuela, Coyol location in the Vascular division that provides innovative, mínimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.**What You'll Do**- ** Clearly understands his/her Supervisory responsibility for production teams including personnel scheduling, evaluating discipline, coaching, selection and training of staff.**:- ** Participate and support compliance routines related to own production line to comply with internal and external regulatory requirements (FDA, TUV, etc.). Responsible for reporting quality issues immediately and be closely involved in their investigation and solution.**:- ** Execute the required plans to accomplish the production goals, which include productivity indicators, schedule adherence, quality, cost and service while maintaining a safe environment. Have full responsibility/ownership of his/her area of production. This includes understanding of systems to evaluate the state of efficiency and compliance of his/her area of production.**:- ** Tabulate prod line leading indicators with prior or following supervisor to ensure that the transition between shifts is adequate.**:- ** Tabulate reports to communicate production progress, accomplishments and issues daily. This may include coordinating daily meetings with staff and peers to discuss issues and determine future schedules of own production line. Interprets daily production metrics and establishes mechanisms to ensure that all processes comply with standard procedures.**:- ** Build positive, outgoing relations with the other production supervisors in sharing of product, process or equipment-related information.**:- ** Execute and monitor continuous improvement processes to increase quality, reduce cost and improve overall team productivity in own production line**:**Shift: A (Monday - Friday from 5:50 am to 3:15 pm)****On-Site position****Required Qualifications**- 80% completeness of a bachelor's degree program from a four-year college or university in Engineering and/or administration or 2 year of relevant experience in the manufacturing environment leading teams- 0-2 years of supervisory experience. Preferably in a medical device, pharmaceutical, or electronic industry.- Computer skills.- Demonstrated proficiency in manufacturing systems used to collect data and control/monitor processes., For example, SFA, SAP, Kronos, or similar.- Demonstrated knowledge of ISO and quality systems as FDA, MDD.- Desirable at least one certification related or applicable to the medical industry. For example CQE, 6Sigma black belt, lean coach, problem-solving techniques, etc.- Flexibility to work on different shifts schedules and areas is preferred.- Demonstrated capacity to effectively lead/influence peers and other functions toward organizational goals.- _Basic English level _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.
