Abbott

Senior Operational Excellence Engineer

Abbott$66K — $132K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (Industrial/Mechanical preferred)
  • 5 years of project management and team leadership experience
  • Knowledge of purchasing, manufacturing, engineering, operations, and R&D
  • Ability to perform statistical analysis
  • Familiarity with quality regulations in the medical devices industry
  • Fully bilingual in English and Spanish
  • Proficiency in PC tools such as MS Office and AutoCAD

Responsibilities

  • Lead continuous improvement programs to reduce costs and improve quality
  • Execute the Operational Excellence strategy with defined business objectives
  • Provide education and training on Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement
  • Identify opportunities, manage project teams, and track project results
  • Update operational standard times and execute capacity planning activities
  • Own product routing for standard costing and operations layouts
  • Ensure compliance with plant and regulatory policies in process improvements

Benefits

  • Onsite position in Arecibo, PR
  • Opportunity to work with innovative cardiac rhythm technologies
  • Lead initiatives that impact operational efficiency and product quality
  • Training and education opportunities in Operational Excellence
  • Dynamic work culture focused on continuous improvement
  • Occasional travel required, providing networking opportunities in the field
Full Job Description

Senior Operational Excellence Engineer, this position will provide support to Abbott Cardiac Rhythm Management, located in Arecibo, PR.

This is onsite position.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Arecibo location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

As the Senior Operational Excellence Engineer is a leader of the implementation of Operational Excellence (OPEX) at the plant level including project leadership, teaching and coaching associates as well management. A Change agent responsible for leading the plant into a
data drive, team-oriented culture that embraces continuous improvement within a lean six sigma environment and ensures full OPEX implementation in all plant functions.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead and implement continuous improvement programs that reduce cost and improve quality service and inventory.

  • Lead and execute the Operational Excellence strategy for the site with clear business objectives.

  • Provide Operational Excellence / Continuous Improvement education / trainings for the site.

  • Lead projects, identify opportunities, define and financially justify projects, launch project teams, use good project management tools to manage team activities, lead (guide/influence) teams to execute projects with the problem-solving methodology, track project and program status and results, remove and elevate project barriers, and develop team members.

  • Execute the required activities to have the operations standard times updated. Execute the capacity planning (labor, equipment, services) for the site for each financial cycle and when necessary to continue looking opportunities for productivity improvement.

  • Owner of the product routing (labor and scrap) used for standard costing and operations layouts.

  • Ensure that improvements to processes and operations are made following the policies and procedures of the plant, division, corporate and regulatory agencies.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (Industrial and Mechanical preferred). Lean Manufacturing and/or Project Management certified are a plus.

  • 5 years of experience in project management and team leadership. Operational excellence experience is required.

  • Should have knowledge of other functions that provide inputs regularly, i.e., Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations, Research and Development,

  • Must have the ability to do statistical analysis.

  • Must have knowledge in Quality regulations and standards that affect the medical devices industry.

  • Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish).

  • Proficiency in PC based tools such as MS Office (Excel, Word, Project and Power Point, Mini Tab), AutoCAD and general web-based applications.

Apply now 

     

The base pay for this position is

$66,000.00 – $132,000.00

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

     

JOB FAMILY:Manufacturing

     

DIVISION:CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

        

LOCATION:Puerto Rico > Arecibo : Santana Industrial Park Interior Lot A, Road #2, Km 67.5

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:Standard

     

TRAVEL:Yes, 5 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

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