Senior Production Supervisor

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JOB DESCRIPTION: Abbott in Ireland Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. Today, Abbott employs more than 6,200 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo. About Abbott 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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Abbott Ireland Vascular Division Clonmel Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education. Our broad line of vascular devices–which includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies–are used to treat vessel diseases of the heart, carotid arteries and peripheral blood vessels. These vessel diseases can lead to heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia and other serious vascular conditions. *Please note any offer of employment for this position is  conditional upon the successful completion  of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company. Purpose of the Job: With general guidance from functional management, responsible for providing team leadership to a group of employees committed to increased quality and productivity. Supports demand of the business unit. Identifies and analyses problems, plans tasks and solutions. Provides guidance to team on development, performance and productivity issues. Reports to functional and/or organisation management on team accomplishments, achievements and productivity. Shift pattern: Monday to Friday (A/B shift - days and evenings) As a Production Supervisor, your key responsibilities will be as follows: • Implement a staffing plan by identifying resource requirements and co-ordinating the with Operations Management and Planning Schedulers • Monitor daily work operations and provide support to team members  • Develop your team through training and assigning progressively more challenging tasks  • Develop feasibility and execute continuous improvement projects to improve efficiency or remove waste from the process. • Interact with key stakeholders: Quality, Engineering, Human Resources, Supply Chain, EHS, Operations Management, Finance & Operations Excellence. • Monitor compliance with company policies and procedures  • Develop work schedule for department by assessing priorities, workload and available resources  • Maintains personnel records (e.g., work schedules, vacation schedules, leaves) and makes or directs modifications in the database to reflect actual changes. • May perform individual contributor tasks, especially in staff or professional units. • Exert strong leadership influence within peer group to enhance results-orientated culture. Education and Skills : National Framework for Qualifications (NFQ)  level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline and 4+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Technical/Business Knowledge  Monitors progress of non-exempt employees toward departmental goals; monitors c

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