Senior Lean & Continuous Improvement Engineer

Thornton Tomasetti; Arecibo (PR); On-site; USD 66,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (Day 1)

401K with company match

Life insurance

Disability (STD/LTD)

Education assistance

Job summary

Abbott in Arecibo, Puerto Rico seeks a Senior Operational Excellence Engineer to lead continuous improvement initiatives within Cardiac Rhythm Management. You will guide teams, apply lean six sigma, and drive cost reductions while ensuring regulatory compliance and product routing integrity.

The role demands 5 years of project leadership, a strong engineering background, and bilingual fluency in English and Spanish, with onsite responsibilities at Santana Industrial Park.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Industrial and Mechanical preferred).
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Project Management certification are a plus.
• 5 years of experience in project management and team leadership.
• Must have knowledge in Quality regulations and standards that affect the medical devices industry.
• Fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• 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 education/trainings for the site.
• Lead projects, identify opportunities, define and financially justify projects, and launch project teams.
• Execute capacity planning for the site and update standard times as needed.
• Own product routing used for standard costing and operations layouts.
• Ensure improvements follow plant, division, corporate, and regulatory policies.

Skills

Project management

Lean manufacturing

Statistical analysis

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Industrial/Mechanical preferred)

Tools

MS Office

AutoCAD

MiniTab

MS Project

Job description

Abbott in Arecibo, Puerto Rico seeks a Senior Operational Excellence Engineer to lead continuous improvement initiatives within Cardiac Rhythm Management. You will guide teams, apply lean six sigma, and drive cost reductions while ensuring regulatory compliance and product routing integrity.

The role demands 5 years of project leadership, a strong engineering background, and bilingual fluency in English and Spanish, with onsite responsibilities at Santana Industrial Park.