Tetra Utility Specialist - Day Shift

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.

About the role

This position works out of our Altavista, VA 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. Altavista, Va., is one of Abbott’s largest nutrition manufacturing plants equipped with advanced technology to ensure efficient production.

Responsibilities

• Support Front Line Leader in daily operations driving process flow excellence.
• Lead Pre and Post shift huddles associated with daily Operations.
• Identify and assess daily/task safety risk assessments.
• Act as the main point of contact in the absence of Front Line Leader.
• Identify bottlenecks and bad actors and offer mitigation solutions.
• Equipment Operation:
  • Safely operate both complex and standard high-speed production equipment that manufactures nutrition products.
  • Perform maintenance of product level.
  • Ensure proper operating parameters for the filler, capper, accumulators, and casepackers.
  • Perform preventative maintenance.
  • Maintain the downtime report.
  • Ensure commodities are released prior to usage.
  • Perform CIL on equipment.
  • Perform visual equipment inspections.
  • Conduct fill weight checks and other critical checks.
  • Maintain, complete and review work order documentation.
  • Audit quality checks, line clearances, batch changes, commodity returns, etc.
  • Troubleshoot equipment issues and support maintenance/engineering with equipment downtime events.
• Clean Up Operation:
  • Perform preventative maintenance checks on filler valves and pistons.
  • Ensure proper cleaning methods are used during a wash job.
  • Clean areas to include: filler, aseptic chamber, cappers, accumulators, casepackers, floors, walls and drains.
• Meet all safety and housekeeping GMP requirements.
• Perform proactive safety risk assessments for areas and tasks.
• Coordinate and execute pre and post shift meetings.
• Run reports and execute data analysis as needed.
• Coordinate and execute product isolations and line separation events.
• Work order and Batch set up; effectively interface with Production systems.
• Work order distribution and reprints.
• Partner and communicate with support groups as needed to meet business objectives.
• Facilitate and lead continuous improvement activities; idea implementation.
• Liaison between operations and support groups.

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

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Prior job experience within the plant
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, analytical troubleshooting skills and the ability to multitask.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with tools and equipment related to the position is desired (hand tools, seamer, filler, sterilizer system, can washer, product filters, forklift, palletizer/depalletizer, labelers, tray wrapper and Hi-Cone, etc.).

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Pay

The base pay for this position is $24.65 – $49.25 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.