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Abbott · 13 hours ago

Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. This role is responsible for analyzing, designing, and implementing manufacturing and business process improvements that increase capacity and efficiency across Abbott's organization.

BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical

Responsibilities

Analyzes, creates and implements manufacturing and/or business process improvements that increase capacity, reduce lead-time, reduce work in process and improve fill rates
Completes capacity analyzes internally and/or at suppliers for headcount, equipment and space requirements using simulation software or other effective tools
Designs, implements and maintains effective metrics with internal customers or suppliers to ensure unbridled supply is achieved
Participates as a core member in cross-functional teams to quickly troubleshoot and eliminate product supply issues internally or at suppliers
Makes recommendations to design teams, which drive higher yielding, lower cost, more manufacturable products
May use financial analyses tool and recommend alternative courses of action
Convinces internal customer or suppliers to make fundamental changes to their manufacturing and/or business processes so that unbridled supply can be achieved
Develops and coordinates ergonomic projects
Establishes and cultivates an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments
Participates in the development of less experienced staff by setting an example, providing guidance and work direction, and offering counsel
May lead a project team
Participates in determining goals and objectives for projects
Influences middle management on technical or business solutions
May interact with vendors
Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/approval
Initiates or maintains work schedule
Establishes priorities of work assignments
Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve problem resolution
Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources

Qualification

Lean manufacturingProcess improvementSimulation softwareFinancial analysisCross-functional teamworkB.S. in EngineeringErgonomic projectsProblem resolution

Required

B.S. in Engineering discipline
6 years related work experience

Benefits

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
FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

Company

Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.79M
2011-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $0.1M
2009-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $6.69M
1980-12-12IPO

Leadership Team

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Robert Ford
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Mike Peterson
Senior Vice President
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