Engineering Standards & Asset Strategy Lead

Abbott Laboratories; Altavista (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Nutrition's Altavista, VA site seeks an Engineering Standards Manager to establish and sustain engineering standards, asset lifecycle practices, and capital planning frameworks. You will align site execution with division strategies and enterprise expectations while guiding governance, risk-based decisions, and regulatory readiness across manufacturing operations. This role emphasizes leadership and cross-functional collaboration to sustain performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial etc.)
• Progressive experience in manufacturing or industrial environments (min 5 years)
• Experience in leadership, asset management, capital planning or operational excellence in regulated industries
• Knowledge of manufacturing systems, utilities, infrastructure and process equipment
• Experience with capital portfolio governance, lifecycle planning and risk-based decisions
• Familiarity with regulated quality and validation environments

Responsibilities

• Support development of the site’s long-range capital plan, asset condition assessment and capital prioritization
• Establish, own and improve engineering standards, specifications and governance processes
• Provide capital portfolio governance with Finance and site leadership
• Oversee engineering-related validation and compliance practices
• Drive operational excellence and change management through standard work and metrics
• Lead and develop engineering staff through coaching and performance management
• Collaborate with division and enterprise networks to deploy strategies at the site level
• Meet compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies

Skills

Engineering leadership

Asset management

Capital planning

Operational excellence

Regulated industries knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Master’s Degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Abbott Nutrition's Altavista, VA site seeks an Engineering Standards Manager to establish and sustain engineering standards, asset lifecycle practices, and capital planning frameworks. You will align site execution with division strategies and enterprise expectations while guiding governance, risk-based decisions, and regulatory readiness across manufacturing operations. This role emphasizes leadership and cross-functional collaboration to sustain performance.