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Lead, Value Stream

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Full time · Manufacturing

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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What would you do

How do you run a health check meeting that produces action rather than a report?

What they are checking: The posting names leading node health check meetings to drive optimized scheduling and improvements.

How do you get floor operators to bring you their ideas?

What they are checking: The posting names empowering floor personnel and recycling ideas between meetings.

How do you improve a process without breaking its validated state?

What they are checking: The posting names ensuring compliance with local, federal and global regulations alongside improvement.

A supplier problem is hurting your line. What do you do?

What they are checking: The posting names consulting on mitigation pathways for external issues including supplier problems.

About the work

Tell me about improving performance on a packaging or formulation line.

What they are checking: The posting covers the specialty formulation or packaging departments.

What is OEE, and how have you actually moved it?

What they are checking: The posting names OEE improvements and sustained OEE performance.

Walk me through a root cause analysis on repeated downtime.

What they are checking: The posting names root cause analysis and downtime mitigation in the node health check.

What goes into introducing a new product onto an existing packaging line?

What they are checking: The posting names building strategies for new product introductions and launches.

What is a line clearance failure, and how would you assess the risk of one?

What they are checking: The posting names risk assessments in human error, extraneous matter and line clearance failures.

How do you decide when an improvement needs a change control or a CAPA?

What they are checking: The posting names being a stakeholder in change management and CAPAs from improvement projects and RCAs.

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The full job description

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The Value Stream Lead (VSL) will represent their area of responsibility for the Specialty Formulation or Packaging Departments. The VSL will ensure efficiency and continuous improvement for their node while ensuring compliance is met in local, federal, and global regulations. The individual contributor will work closely with department management and cross-functional partners to ensure building the strategy for new product introductions and launches, customer on-going commitments and overall functionality of the value stream. Responsibilities • Drive next generation Industry 4.0 Factory of the Future (FotF) initiatives for AP16 on applicable nodes by consulting on and driving process automation and dynamic growth models. • Lead respective node health check meetings to drive optimized scheduling, root cause analysis, downtime mitigation, OEE improvements and sustained OEE performance. • Lead production floor team member meetings to empower floor personnel with the need to drive sustained line performance and recycle ideas/feedback between health check and team member meetings. • Build successful strategies for New Product Introductions (NPIs) and launches on existing and/or new packaging lines. Be the conduit for novel ideas and improvements while proactively looking for best and worst case models/scenarios for respective nodes. • Assist management with cost standard quoting process of existing and new processes and drive continuous improvements to achieve optimized cost standards. • Consult and be stakeholders of appropriate Change Management and CAPAs driven from improvement projects and RCAs respectively. • Participate in risk assessments in the areas of human error, EM (extraneous matter), and line clearance failures for respective nodes. • Consult on mitigation pathways for external issues impacting the performance of respective node (supplier related issues etc.) • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering or Business Administration. Five years experience in a manufacturing facility preferably in packaging. • Excellent listening, verbal, written communications as well as organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and manage conflict. #LI-CD3 ​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. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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