MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR

Description

Job Summary: Supervises quality in the manufacturing of solid, liquid, and semi-solid pharmaceutical dosage forms, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Occupational Health and Safety regulations. Key Highlights: 1. Professional development with an international company. 2. A company recognized as the best place to work and admired by Fortune. 3. World leader in healthcare with innovative science. **About Abbott** Abbott is a global healthcare leader that creates innovative science to improve people's health. We are always looking ahead—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 your family, be authentically you, and live a full life. You will have access to: * Professional development with an international company where you can build the career you dream of. * A company recognized as the best place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the world’s most admired companies by Fortune. * A company recognized as one of the best large workplaces, as well as a top workplace for diversity, working mothers, women executives, and women scientists. **The Opportunity** This position is located at the Lince manufacturing plant. As a **Production Supervisor**, you will be responsible for supervising quality in the manufacturing of solid, liquid, and semi-solid pharmaceutical dosage forms, complying with current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Occupational Health and Safety regulations throughout all stages of the production process. **What You’ll Do:** * Supervise adherence to applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the area. Maintain up-to-date operating and cleaning instructions for equipment. * Supervise adherence to the Manufacturing Auxiliary Document (MAF HALB) in the established sequential order. Keep these documents updated. * Ensure data integrity in area records during manufacturing processes. * Verify potency adjustment calculations when applicable. * Verify product fractionation upon completion of the manufacturing process, when applicable. * Review documentation for weighing of controlled materials and deactivation of controlled materials. * Supervise environmental monitoring and control during manufacturing and storage. Control storage time for intermediate and bulk products. * Supervise cleaning and sanitization of facilities and/or equipment within the area, ensuring areas remain clean and orderly. * Verify calibration of instruments in the area. * Verify execution of preventive and/or corrective maintenance for facilities, equipment, and instruments in the area. Generate corresponding corrective maintenance requests. * Timely report and close nonconformities, deviations, and change controls arising in the area, along with related actions. * Promptly report unsafe acts and conditions, incident and accident reports, and follow up on closure of related actions within committed timelines. * Supervise adherence to the monthly production plan and coordinate timely communication with involved departments. * Propose and implement improvement ideas identified in the area, in coordination with staff and involved departments. * Coordinate with other departments activities related to your processes. * Conduct staffing selection for the area, process replacements, leaves, permissions, vacations, and conduct performance evaluations for personnel under your supervision. * Verify staff participation in scheduled activities and foster a positive work environment. * Deliver initial and periodic training for personnel under your supervision, aligned with job requirements. * Qualify and develop backup personnel for your area. **Preferred Qualifications** * Licensed Pharmaceutical Chemist. * Experience in manufacturing processes for solid, liquid, and/or semi-solid pharmaceutical dosage forms. * Minimum of one year of production experience in the pharmaceutical industry. * Intermediate-level English language proficiency preferred. * Knowledge of audits. * Knowledge of nonconformities. * Availability to work in Lince. Follow your professional aspirations with Abbott to access 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 workforce diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal. per the instructions of your reporting manager.