Manufacturing Supervisor III (Monday to Friday, 2:00pm - 10:30pm)
AbbVie
August 06, 2026
On-site
Worcester, MA
$96,500 - $183,500 USD yearly
Operations
The role of the Manufacturing Supervisor III has specialized field of knowledge and/or is considered a technical subject matter expert (SME) who has advanced expertise in operations. Lead and facilitate safe operations in line with all safety, regulatory and operational requirements. Assure long-term effectiveness of the team by delivering high levels of customer service, ensuring quality of product and services, complying with regulatory requirements, achieving desired financial performance (including cost reductions), and building a culture of high performance.
Responsibilities:
- Safety: Manage production safety program; drive safety improvements; conduct safety gemba routines; promote a culture of zero safety incidents.
- People: Deploy team members daily; delegate tasks to meet production schedule; ensure required job training; run 1:1s, performance reviews, development planning; ensure time/attendance approval.
- People: Communicate and cascade important information; coach/advisor; train/mentor junior peers; may supervise production support personnel.
- Operational: Coordinate shift activities to meet production schedule; ensure smooth shift handover.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory agencies; run material/line clearance/spot checks; manage shift compliance issues affecting lot completion.
- Performance: Manage cycle time and change-over time; lead/manage process improvement projects; support site metrics.
- Development: Secure training and progressively challenging tasks; ensure development actions/plans for personnel (Key Talent); maintain a growth mindset.
- Operational Excellence (OpEx): Lead process improvement initiatives; submit improvement ideas to relevant groups to improve culture, quality, productivity, and safety.
- Waste: Generate and manage non-hazardous and hazardous waste per internal procedures and local/federal regulations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; sciences or engineering preferred.
- Minimum 4 years supervising/leading a functional team; regulated pharmaceutical industry strongly preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and manufacturing systems (e.g., SAP); familiarity with industrial automation (DCS/PLC).
- Working knowledge of safety/quality systems and cGMPs required.
- Aseptic production experience preferred (if applicable).
Responsibilities:
- Safety: Manage production safety program; drive safety improvements; conduct safety gemba routines; promote a culture of zero safety incidents.
- People: Deploy team members daily; delegate tasks to meet production schedule; ensure required job training; run 1:1s, performance reviews, development planning; ensure time/attendance approval.
- People: Communicate and cascade important information; coach/advisor; train/mentor junior peers; may supervise production support personnel.
- Operational: Coordinate shift activities to meet production schedule; ensure smooth shift handover.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory agencies; run material/line clearance/spot checks; manage shift compliance issues affecting lot completion.
- Performance: Manage cycle time and change-over time; lead/manage process improvement projects; support site metrics.
- Development: Secure training and progressively challenging tasks; ensure development actions/plans for personnel (Key Talent); maintain a growth mindset.
- Operational Excellence (OpEx): Lead process improvement initiatives; submit improvement ideas to relevant groups to improve culture, quality, productivity, and safety.
- Waste: Generate and manage non-hazardous and hazardous waste per internal procedures and local/federal regulations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; sciences or engineering preferred.
- Minimum 4 years supervising/leading a functional team; regulated pharmaceutical industry strongly preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and manufacturing systems (e.g., SAP); familiarity with industrial automation (DCS/PLC).
- Working knowledge of safety/quality systems and cGMPs required.
- Aseptic production experience preferred (if applicable).