Sr Production Supervisor, Powder Packaging - Sturgis, MI Plant

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.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Sturgis, MI location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

For over 70 years, Abbott’s Sturgis, Mich. , has been impacting its community while producing products that provide essential nutrition to millions of families around the world. Working here, you’ll feel part of a family that is dedicated to making a difference and helping others.

What You'll Work On

• Own overall performance and results for multi‑shift manufacturing lines, mentoring and coaching production supervisors accountable for shift execution.
• Ensure leaders understand how individual shift performance impacts total line and departmental results.
• Model and enforce quality, safety, compliance, and regulatory standards (Abbott policies, FDA, OSHA, GMPs, and global requirements).
• Establish, track, trend, and continuously improve financial and operational KPIs (e.g., OEE, labor, downtime, units/hour, CIP, material usage).
• Manage departmental budgets and financial performance (up to $12MM), including labor, material losses, and cost‑savings initiatives.
• Directly supervise teams, lead staffing, ensure training and role clarity, and provide coaching, feedback, and performance management.
• Lead productivity, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives using tools such as Six Sigma and Root Cause Analysis.
• Drive effective change management across own and cross‑functional teams; align teams to site and division strategies.
• Serve as a senior site leader: deputize for manager, lead escalations, present to leadership, and support audits and site visits.
• Build an inclusive, high‑engagement learning culture focused on talent development, succession planning, and sustained performance excellence.

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, science, food technology, technical or engineering

• 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing leadership

• Demonstrated excellent oral/written communication and presentation skills

• Coaching and development skills

• Influencing and collaboration skills

• Change management leadership skills

• Advanced problem-solving skills

• Finance and budgetary management accountability

• Project management skills

• Strategic planning skills

• Experience managing other Production Supervisors

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years' managerial experience

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: 

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 and Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.