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Supervisor, Manufacturing

AbbVie

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Compensation
$75K/yr
Location
North Chicago, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Manufacturing Supervisor coordinates shift activities to meet production schedules, oversees team deployment and development, and promotes safety and regulatory compliance. The role manages cycle and change-over times, supports process improvement initiatives, and ensures effective shift handovers. A bachelor’s degree and two years of manufacturing or related experience are required; science or engineering education and pharmaceutical industry experience are strongly preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft OfficeSAPSafety SystemsQuality SystemsCurrent Good Manufacturing PracticesRegulated DocumentationWritingAseptic Production

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeScience or Engineering DegreePharmaceutical Industry Experience2 Years Manufacturing or Related ExperienceSupervisor Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, (https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbvie/) Facebook, Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/abbvie/) , X (https://twitter.com/abbvie) and YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/user/AbbVie)

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Safety: Create an environment where safety is the number one priority in every activity that you do, driving safety improvements and conducting safety gembas routinely. Be present on the floor promoting a culture of zero safety incidents in compliance with all EHS requirements.

  • People: Responsible for daily effective deployment of team members and ensure tasks are appropriately delegated to meet the production schedule. Ensure that team members are trained to the required standards of their job. Drives engagement with team by having regular 1:1s, conducts performance reviews and has survey actions plans in place. Ensure time and attendance is approved on time each week so that employees are paid correctly. Communicating effectively with team cascading important info.

  • Operational: Responsible for the effective coordination of the activities within the shift to meet the production schedule. Ensure a smooth shift handover with the next manager to ensure departmental activities are planned and executed safely.

  • Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory agencies. Execute a proactive compliance management process where material checks, line clearance checks and spot checks are conducted routinely. Effectively manage any compliance issue that arises during shift that could potentially impact on lot completion.

  • Performance: Responsible for complete cycle time management and continuously seek to identify improvements. Responsible for change-over time management and continuously seek to identify improvements.

  • Development: Develop direct reports by securing appropriate training and assigning progressively challenging tasks. Ensures all personnel has development actions/ plans in place and arranging opportunities for growth.

Be proactive in self-development by having a growth mindset towards personal development.

  • Operation Excellence (OpEx): Participates in process improvement initiatives.

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree is required. A degree in sciences or engineering is strongly preferred.

  • Pharmaceutical Industry experience is strongly preferred.

  • Two years of manufacturing or related experience required. Supervisor experience preferred.

  • Experience Systems: Proficient in Microsoft Office and other manufacturing systems, such as SAP.

  • Experience Regulatory: Working knowledge of safety, quality systems, and cGMPs is required. Familiarity with documentation in a highly regulated environment; good writing skills.

  • Experience Aseptic (If applicable): Experience working in an aseptic production environment desirable.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

  • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Salary: $75,000

How this job compares

Set against the 1,142 open Manufacturing Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75K/yr
  • Illinois median$70–91K/yr29 salary ranges
  • US median$75–104K/yr498 salary ranges

This rate, $75K, is 8% below the Illinois median midpoint ($82K) — in the middle half of Manufacturing Supervisor salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 40 open Manufacturing Supervisor jobs in Illinois and 1,142 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Manufacturing Supervisor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (839 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 60 of the 1,142 open Manufacturing Supervisor jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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