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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 114,000 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:

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled

• Training and career development , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plan

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1

• Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays

• Retiree Healthcare program

• Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

• 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 Casa Grande, Arizona 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.

Casa Grande, Ariz., is one of Abbott’s leading nutrition manufacturing plants in the U.S., reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellence. But we’re more than just a company, we’re a family. Working here you’ll be part of a family that works together to make a difference and enhance the lives of millions worldwide.

What You’ll Work On

• Prioritize tasks to efficiently be completed with emphasis on Safety, Quality and GMP

• Ensures effective written and verbal communications. Regularly interfaces with key internal and external stakeholders to manage area of responsibility

• Communicate clearly and work together in a team environment

• Must be able to work with cross functional teams, self-motivated, able to problem solve

• Monitoring the Production Schedule and balancing changing workload to prevent adverse production impact

• Maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system including commodity lot trace, file retention, labels and ingredients for Halal, Kosher Schedule A and Kosher Schedule B compliance

• Responsible for sampling and testing ingredients and packaging materials, as to comply with quality procedures and assuring specifications and quality guidelines are met.

• Analytical analysis of the ingredients and physical evaluation of the packaging materials as defined by testing procedures

• Recognize and report method procedure problems, out of specification conditions, or other anomalies to leader

• Minor trouble shooting of equipment with some assistance from supervision

• Input of quality data into quality/inventory computer systems including MITS, AMAPS, and LIMS

• Placing commodities on hold as necessary, maintaining a hold list and pursuing final disposition of commodities on hold through destruction, returns to vendor or release; based on justification and approval

• Leading Supplier Event Notifications to supplier, Supplier QA and relaying supplier investigation findings to impacted manufacturing production line

• Updating plant procedures to meet new policies and accurately reflect practices

• Perform administrative duties and project management as required

• Provide “On Call” Coverage, as assigned

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

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma (or equivalent) required plus 1 year of college science (e.g. chemistry) with appropriate labs and 1 year of college math (algebra, geometry, trigonometry or calculus)

• Or High school diploma (or equivalent) plus 2 years of equivalent plant QA lab experience at an Abbott Nutrition facility

• Or B.S. or B.A. Degree with a science minor

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Math, or closely related technical field.

• Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and requirements for infant formula and nutritionals.

Shift

Tuesday - Friday - 10:00am to 6:30pm

Saturday - 8:00am to 4:30pm

Sunday and Monday - Off

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) (https://www.eeoc.gov/pre-employment-inquiries-and-citizenship)

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• 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 (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott , and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is $18.25 – $36.45 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com