Operational Excellence Engineer — Lean Six Sigma

abbott; Granada; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking an Operational Excellence Engineer for its Granada site. You will lead the OpEx program, drive continuous improvement, and apply Lean Six Sigma methods to elevate business performance and capabilities.

The role requires strong training, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing and engineering teams. Key duties include coordinating OpEx milestones, using MOS, RCA, 6S, VSM, and supporting LSS certification efforts while driving KPI accountability and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, operations, business, or related discipline.
• 1+ year of manufacturing/operations/excellence experience.
• Fluent English, written and verbal.
• Experience leading continuous improvement programs and applying Lean Six Sigma.
• Strong change management and project leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead OpEx program and drive continuous improvement on the Granada site.
• Promote OpEx tools like MOS, RCA, 6S, and visual management across teams.
• Coordinate training and cross-functional projects to align with strategy.
• Support certification processes (Yellow Belt, RCA, VSM) and KPI tracking.
• Lead internal and divisional OpEx maturity assessments.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Change management

Communication

Coaching & mentoring

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MOS

RCA

6S

Visual Management

Value Stream Mapping

Job description

Abbott is seeking an Operational Excellence Engineer for its Granada site. You will lead the OpEx program, drive continuous improvement, and apply Lean Six Sigma methods to elevate business performance and capabilities.

The role requires strong training, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing and engineering teams. Key duties include coordinating OpEx milestones, using MOS, RCA, 6S, VSM, and supporting LSS certification efforts while driving KPI accountability and