**About Abbott** Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across ten sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946. **Abbott Ireland Diagnostic Division – Longford:** The Longford facility plays a key role in helping Abbott to meet the increasing global demand for diagnostic testing in areas such as infectious disease, cancer, thyroid, and cardiovascular diseases. Longford is based in the midlands of Ireland surrounded by water with the River Shannon, Lough Ree and the Royal Canal. It has a vibrant collection of communities with a rich historical background. The County has plenty to offer to both visitors and citizens in sport, culture, literature, amenities, festivals, events, retail and dining. We currently have a position for Manufacturing Team Leader in our Operations Department which will involve the following: **Primary Function** + To directly supervise the workforce in Fill, Label and Kitpack areas to ensure production targets in terms of quality, quantity, safety, wastage and mix are attained. + To ensure the plant meets its customer quality, service, regulatory, financial and safety goals through effective supervision of the manufacture and testing of diagnostic products for the plant’s product range. + To ensure continual compliance with the policies relating to personnel, quality, engineering, safety and finance. + To support new product and process transfers and to ensure a steady, timely flow of new products. + To directly supervise the workforce in the manufacturing areas to ensure production targets in terms of quality, quantity, safety, wastage and mix are attained. **Major Responsibilities** + Optimize the use of human resources by encouraging an atmosphere of involvement, open communications and effective teamwork. + Motivate employees and build teams to support the plant's policy of continuous improvement towards the concept of zero defects. + Ensure safety standards are met and safe-working practices are adhered to including waste management. + Ensure that any events that have the potential to cause environmental loss or damage are reported immediately. + Participate in all EHS awareness activities. + Ensure the area is operating to standards set by Manager. + Ensure all employees are performing effectively and efficiently. + Ensure area is operating to the required quality levels. + Ensure all documents are adhered to and ensure GMP requirements are maintained. + Ensure area is working within budgeted cost constraints. + Liaise directly with all service departments in an effective manner to ensure support services are fully utilised. + Ensure production schedules are met. + Ensure regular appraisals are carried out and training needs identified, training plans agreed and completed. + Maintain a positive attendance management procedure. + Ensure all direct reports are fully trained with regard to safety, method and efficiency and maintain all relevant training records up to date. **Supervisory / Management Responsibility** Supervisory / Management Responsibility **Education & Experience** You will have a relevant degree or equivalent in a Business, Engineering or Science discipline is desirable with a minimum of 5years experience in a manufacturing environment including 2yrs people management experience **Accountability** The Manufacturing Team Leader will lead and motivate the Manufacturing team reporting to the area Manufacturing Manager. He/she is responsible for the day-to-day running of the manufacturing/testing areas under their remit. He/she will be responsible for quality, efficiency, wastage, mix and safety within the area. He/she will ensure that formal goals are reviewed on a regular basis and that formal performance reviews are carried out (at a minimum) once per year. Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/ , on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/ , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews (https://twitter.com/AbbottNews) . An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com