Director, Operations (Process)

Working at Abbott

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A 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 diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.

The Opportunity

What Youll Do

• Lead and ensure reliable consistent manufacturing operations producing over 250 SKUs of nutrition products supplied to customers in more than 48 countries.
• Provide overall leadership and accountability for manufacturing operations maintenance of equipment and assets and performance.
• Define and execute manufacturing strategies to achieve production quality cost and service targets while driving cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Ensure full compliance with Quality Food Safety EHS cGMP ISO and all applicable regulatory and corporate standards
• Apply a global mindset in strategic decision-making leveraging site regional and divisional engineering resources to achieve operational excellence.
• Build lead and develop a high-performing manufacturing and maintenance organization supporting 24/7 operations.
• Oversee execution of critical programs and capital projects ensuring delivery timelines operational readiness and measurable business value.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership to the Manufacturing Department translating business vision into clear objectives priorities and actionable plans.
• Partner cross-functionally with R&D Regulatory Quality Engineering Commercial and Supply Chain to align product strategies and enable smooth transfer of new products into operations.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for production reliability quality cost and service and lead actions to achieve target performance.
• Manage departmental budgets control operating costs and deliver productivity and cost-savings initiatives through process and technology improvements.
• Lead Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) related to operations and take command during production disruptions emergencies or compliance-critical events.
• Foster a culture of cross-functional collaboration continuous improvement Right-First Time and Quality-at-Source across the manufacturing organization.
• Champion EHS excellence by ensuring compliance with environmental laws permits and regulations.
• Partner closely with HR on workforce planning recruitment succession leadership development engagement and retention.

Requirements

• More than 15 years of progressive experience in senior operations roles within a manufacturing environment 10 years managed process.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with GMP and EHS requirements including active participation in both internal and external audits.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong interpersonal abilities to effectively engage employees at all organizational levels complemented by solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to organize motivate and develop teams as well as to identify quality issues and resolve them using CAPA and other structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Demonstrated strong business acumen with a customer-focused mindset.
• Highly effective in problem-solving workload planning resource allocation and priority management.
• Passionate about fostering a culture of innovation within and beyond the department to improve the reliability efficiency and overall performance of manufacturing operations.
• Bachelors Degree in Science or Engineering or other related discipline