Production Supervisor (2nd Shift) - Sturgis, MI Plant
Abbott · Sturgis, MI
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $61k–$123k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 70+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Abbott (medical devices) in Sturgis, MI. , has been impacting its community while producing products that provide essential nutrition to millions of families around the world.
- They ask for
- 70+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- FDA / GMP, EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $61k–$123k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Michigan: typical posted base $84k–$141k. This one lists $61k–$123k.
Median of the low and high ends of 13 live postings that list pay, out of 30 production supervisor openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Michigan plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 28 other live production postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- About 19% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (70+ vs 5+)
Typical $84k–$141k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 97%
- Lean 48%
- Union environment 34%
- ✓ EHS / safety 24%
- Six Sigma 24%
- 5S 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Abbott in Sturgis
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Required Qualifications
- ✓Bachelors degree in Business, Science, Food Science, Engineering or a related field OR High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of 4 years of professional experience involving people leadership, operational execution, or quality/safety oversight in manufacturing, production, logistics, or a comparable structured environment
- ✓Strong verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Previous experience working in a regulated manufacturing work environment
- ✓Experience utilizing project planning and execution tools
- ✓Knowledge of FDA – 21 CFR and other regulatory
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$61,300.00 – $122,700.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Job description
Job Title
Production Supervisor, (2nd shift)
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 Sturgis, MI 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.
For over 70 years, Abbott’s Sturgis, Mich. , has been impacting its community while producing products that provide essential nutrition to millions of families around the world. Working here, you’ll feel part of a family that is dedicated to making a difference and helping others.
What You’ll Do
- •Coordinating production team activities to deliver performance for the shift/line
- •Developing team members through training programs and timely coaching and feedback
- •Modeling and promoting behaviors to drive a culture of safety and quality compliance
- •Driving operational efficiencies and understanding performance based on key metrics
- •Promoting a continuous improvement culture using problem-solving skills
- •Managing expenses, including labor and overtime costs
- •Modeling and promoting accountability to our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures
- •Ability to communicate with cross functional teams
- •Ability to lead tier meetings
- •Ability to provide daily production updates
- •Managing direct reports
You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.
Job family
Manufacturing
Division
ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain
Location
United States > Sturgis : Building 01A
Work shift
2Nd Shift (United States Of America)
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)
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