Manufacturing Engineer

Abbott Laboratories; Roseville (MN); On-site; USD 51,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Diversity & inclusion recognition

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Roseville, MN is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead process improvement and support the Distribution Center within the Cardiac Rhythm Management medical device division.

You will analyze performance data, develop procedures, and drive lean initiatives using DMAIC, 5S, and SPC while collaborating with operations, quality, and engineering teams to ensure regulatory compliance and measurable business results.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree required with at least 1 year of relevant experience.
• Preferred experience in regulated manufacturing and healthcare environments.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead project execution and process improvement initiatives.
• Develop procedures, standards, and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, engineering and support teams.
• Support CAPA, validation activities, audits, and quality programs.
• Apply Lean tools (DMAIC, 5S, SPC, Gemba) to improve efficiency.
• Analyze layout, equipment, and workflows to boost performance.
• Communicate updates, manage risks, and align stakeholders.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Value Stream Mapping

5S

SPC

Continuous improvement

Change management

Project coordination

Education

Associates Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

SharePoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

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.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the student debt program and 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Roseville, MN location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management medical device division, supporting the Distribution Center.

The Manufacturing Engineer supports operational excellence by leading process improvement initiatives, analyzing performance data, and implementing solutions that improve efficiency, quality, and customer service. This role collaborates with operations, quality, engineering, and support teams to manage projects, investigate issues, support CAPA and validation activities, develop technical documentation and procedures, and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, safety, and quality requirements while delivering measurable business results.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an engineer who is looking to learn more about logistics and continuous improvement, lean methodologies, and operational problem solving. The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience leading improvement initiatives, facilitating change across all levels of the organization, and contributing to a safe, compliant, and high-performing distribution environment while building strong technical and leadership capabilities.

What You?ll Work On

Operations and Continuous Improvement

Focus: Project execution, process improvement and operational support.

• Develop and execute work plans to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, and timeline objectives.
• Develop and maintain procedures, standards, process controls, and performance metrics.
• Develop project documentation, business cases, and capital expenditure requests.
• Partner with Finance and Operations on budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Analyze processes, equipment, layouts, and workflows to improve performance.
• Support production downtime response and operational problem solving.
• Lead and support operational, engineering, and continuous improvement projects.
• Utilize Lean and Six Sigma tools including DMAIC, A3, SPC, 5S, Gemba, time studies, line balancing, and standard work.

Communication and Collaboration

Focus: Stakeholder engagement, customer service, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Define project scope and requirements with customers and stakeholders.
• Communicate recommendations, project updates, and action plans.
• Set clear expectations and proactively manage risks, issues, and commitments.
• Build strong relationships across functions, customers, vendors, and contractors.
• Influence and align stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
• Share knowledge, best practices, and resources across teams.

Quality and Compliance

Focus: Quality systems, regulatory compliance, safety, and risk management.

• Ensure compliance with FDA, quality system, safety, environmental, and company requirements.
• Identify and mitigate quality, safety, operational, and compliance risks.
• Support validation activities, audits, inspections, and quality programs.
• Lead or support CAPA, investigations, root cause analysis, and effectiveness checks.
• Partner with EHS to maintain a safe work environment and strong safety culture.

Required Qualifications

• Associates Degree ( 13 years)
• Minimum 1 year relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in regulated manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical, or related environment preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, SPC, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt preferred; Green Belt a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Experience analyzing large data sets and presenting findings to support business decisions.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is $50,700.00 ? $101,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.