Description

ICompany Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

POSITION OBJECTIVE: Efficiently manage resources, product control, and implementation of improvements, adding value to all production processes according to the company's defined quality and safety standards and regulations, to achieve the goals and objectives established for the manufacturing area.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position may have supervisory responsibility over Manufacturing personnel.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate in in-process product control on all production lines under your charge to ensure priority compliance and identify possible restrictions.
• Ensure production line results to monitor compliance with the Production Plan.
• Evaluate and implement changes in procedures, catalogs, First Article, First Shipment First Article, and other process improvement opportunities to ensure they are carried out efficiently and adequately, aiming for operational cost reduction.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the production lines under your charge, clarifying procedures, techniques, and processes to ensure the correct execution of tasks within the production line, as well as supporting projects.
• Provide support in production capacity management to agree on production commitments with the logistics department.
• Support during internal or external audit processes required by the regulatory entity, acting as SME for the areas under your charge.
• Lead departmental improvement initiatives such as SWAT, Operating Supplies, and any others responding to objectives set by the company, leading improvement teams and meeting departmental targets.
• In case of deviations from procedures in your area, investigate the event and identify preventive and corrective actions to eliminate the root cause of these.
• Ensure timely disposition of retained material according to the company's quality system, always ensuring product quality and prudent resource management.
• Provide support to Human Resources to contribute to induction processes, position changes, and other cases in your area.
• Ensure the motivation of employees under your charge by timely reinforcing and recognizing, formally and informally, behaviors that promote AbbVie's culture.
• Guarantee compliance with corporate and legal EHS requirements by adhering to policy and internal procedures, and ensure compliance through strategies, internal controls, communication, and necessary trainings.
• Perform all other functions inherent to the position and those assigned by the immediate supervisor to make the best use of the area's resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Production Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Industrial Chemistry.
• Advanced English.
• At least 2 years of knowledge and experience in the medical industry.
• At least 2 years of experience managing personnel in a manufacturing environment.
• At least 1 year of experience in the quality area (desirable).
• Ongoing Master's studies in fields related to Manufacturing (desirable).
• Available to work full on site in Heredia, shift A1 (monday to friday from 6:00 am to 3:30 pm)

Additional Information

AbbVie 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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