ABBOTT LABORATORIES Production Trainer (2nd Shift) Salary in the United States

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.

Production Trainer – 2nd Shift

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• 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 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

This position works out of our Plymouth, MN, location in the Electrophysiology (EP) business.

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

Shift

Monday – Thursday 3:45 PM – 2:15 AM with some potential overtime

Main Purpose of Role

Responsible for the coordination, implementation, and execution of training systems, including developing and innovating training programs to support manufacturing and peripheral groups. Coordinates the ongoing and recurring system training of manufacturing training assistants. Implements and maintains training system controls for manufacturing.

What You’ll Work On

• Develops and implement Training systems by identifying basic training needs, researching training options, and recommending the most effective methods.
• Maintains and enhances Quality systems by identifying, isolating, and resolving problems with existing processes, using customer feedback and automated systems.
• Communicates certification and training needs by reporting manufacturing personnel training and knowledge gaps.
• Recommends solutions to close the gaps.
• Introduces Training system upgrades by identifying and implementing more efficient technology and methods to facilitate training across the company.
• Works on/with Global efforts.
• Supports business processes outside of Manufacturing by promoting consistency between systems and offering innovative solutions to outside process issues.
• Troubleshoot automated systems by identifying & researching the problem, making changes to the system, or contacting the appropriate group to initiate a change.
• Plans and organizes project assignments of substantial variety and complexity.
• Initiates or maintains schedule for projects and project milestones.
• Establishes priorities of project assignments.
• Solves complex problems requiring extensive interpretation of procedures and practices to provide leadership in evolving projects.
• Select methods and practices to solve problems using ingenuity, creativity, and a high degree of independent action and initiative.
• Proposes solutions independently; makes decisions on projects.
• Develops and implements projects from concept to completion.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED
• Minimum 6 years of related work experience or equivalent combination.
• Applies extensive knowledge of business concepts, procedures, and practices and a complete understanding of fundamentals in a functional area and working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Utilizes/interprets advanced data to present documentation and analysis and resolve complex problems. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Performs extremely complex or specialized assignments, usually in the nature of projects, requiring working independently.
• May design, develop, or modify area-specific processes or procedures.
• Assignments require considerable judgment, a high degree of initiative, creative approaches in troubleshooting, and making recommendations for continuous quality improvement of work methods for functional areas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates Degree or some college credits

* 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:  www.abbottbenefits.com

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 Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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