(GMP) Maintenance - Supervisor - Casa Grande, AZ

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott Nutrition Plant in Casa Grande, AZ is seeking a GMP Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor.

The GMP Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor is responsible for leading site-wide GMP-focused maintenance and facilities activities, with an emphasis on high-care areas. This role partners closely with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Quality to ensure timely execution of demand maintenance, strong GMP compliance, and continuous improvement in reliability, safety, and performance.

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 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, AZ., 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.

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

What You’ll Work On

• Lead and manage the GMP Focus Team to execute and close high-priority demand maintenance and facilities work orders, with a primary focus on high-care areas.
• Model and promote organizational values through effective leadership, coaching, development, and support of team members.
• Coordinate shift start-ups and handovers; lead daily shift activities to ensure continuity across multi-shift operations.
• Actively participate in department and site projects, owning assigned actions through completion.

GMP Maintenance & Facilities Execution

• Improve response times for demand maintenance related to leaks, facility defects, and GMP risks in high-care areas.
• Lead quality assessments and close-out activities for all high-priority GMP-related maintenance work.
• Partner with Maintenance Planning and Scheduling to develop and execute preventative, predictive, and demand maintenance strategies aligned with GMP requirements.
• Identify and close gaps in GMP work order processes, driving the team toward more proactive and strategic execution.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Quality to investigate equipment and facility failures, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Foster strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and equipment/area owners.

Contractor & Vendor Management

• Manage contractor teams, including contract negotiations and performance oversight.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with external service providers.

Communication, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Lead daily, weekly, and monthly GMP meetings; clearly communicate maintenance activities, progress, and risks to site stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver daily, weekly, and monthly GMP work order backlog reports.
• Track, trend, and report key performance indicators (KPIs), highlighting accomplishments, improvement opportunities, and planned actions to functional and site leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement across Maintenance, Operations, Quality, and Safety.
• Follow established escalation and decision-making processes appropriate to the role’s level of accountability.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, science, food technology, engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a manufacturing or plant maintenance environment.
• Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Experience with project planning tools and scheduling methodologies.
• Proven experience applying continuous improvement tools and methodologies.

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)

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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

$78,000.00 – $156,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Facilities & Maintenance

     

DIVISION:

ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain

        

LOCATION:

United States > Casa Grande : Plant

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

No

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day), Wear ear plugs, Work in a clean room environment, Work in noisy environment, Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneeling

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

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