Senior Operational Excellence Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Savings Plan (401K) with company match

Life Insurance for you and your family

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Education Assistance

Vacation and Personal Days

Job summary

Abbott Cardiac Rhythm Management in Puerto Rico seeks a Senior Operational Excellence Engineer to lead the plant's OPEX program at the Arecibo site. You will drive continuous improvement, manage projects, and coach teams to a lean six sigma culture.

The role requires an engineering degree, 5 years of project management and leadership experience, and bilingual English/Spanish. This onsite role offers growth and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Industrial and Mechanical preferred).
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Project Management certified are a plus.
• 5 years of experience in project management and team leadership.
• Operational excellence experience is required.
• Should have knowledge of other functions that provide inputs regularly, i.e., Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations, Research and Development, Must have the ability to do statistical analysis.
• Must have knowledge in Quality regulations and standards that affect the medical devices industry.
• Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish).
• Proficiency in PC based tools such as MS Office (Excel, Word, Project and Power Point, Mini Tab), AutoCAD and general web-based applications.

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 / Continuous Improvement education / trainings for the site.
• Lead projects, identify opportunities, define and financially justify projects, launch project teams, use good project management tools to manage team activities, lead (guide/influence) teams to execute projects with the problem-solving methodology, track project and program status and results, remove and elevate project barriers, and develop team members.
• Execute the required activities to have the operations standard times updated.
• Execute the capacity planning (labor, equipment, services) for the site for each financial cycle and when necessary to continue looking opportunities for productivity improvement.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Project Management

Statistical Analysis

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Industrial and Mechanical preferred)

Tools

MS Office

AutoCAD

Job description

Senior Operational Excellence Engineer

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.

This position provides support to Abbott Cardiac Rhythm Management, located in Arecibo, PR. This is an onsite position. Working 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 will have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. Health Insurance (starting on Day 1 of employment), Savings Plan (401K) with company match, Life insurance for you and your spouse/children, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Vacation, Sick, Personal Days.

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 Arecibo location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats. As the Senior Operational Excellence Engineer is a leader of the implementation of Operational Excellence (OPEX) at the plant level including project leadership, teaching and coaching associates as well management. A Change agent responsible for leading the plant into a data drive, team-oriented culture that embraces continuous improvement within a lean six sigma environment and ensures full OPEX implementation in all plant functions.

What You’ll Do

• 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 / Continuous Improvement education / trainings for the site.
• Lead projects, identify opportunities, define and financially justify projects, launch project teams, use good project management tools to manage team activities, lead (guide/influence) teams to execute projects with the problem-solving methodology, track project and program status and results, remove and elevate project barriers, and develop team members.
• Execute the required activities to have the operations standard times updated.
• Execute the capacity planning (labor, equipment, services) for the site for each financial cycle and when necessary to continue looking opportunities for productivity improvement.
• Owner of the product routing (labor and scrap) used for standard costing and operations layouts.
• Ensure that improvements to processes and operations are made following the policies and procedures of the plant, division, corporate and regulatory agencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Industrial and Mechanical preferred).
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Project Management certified are a plus.
• 5 years of experience in project management and team leadership.
• Operational excellence experience is required.
• Should have knowledge of other functions that provide inputs regularly, i.e., Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations, Research and Development, Must have the ability to do statistical analysis.
• Must have knowledge in Quality regulations and standards that affect the medical devices industry.
• Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish).
• Proficiency in PC based tools such as MS Office (Excel, Word, Project and Power Point, Mini Tab), AutoCAD and general web-based applications.

The base pay for this position is $66,000.00 – $132,000.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family: Manufacturing

DIVISION: CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

LOCATION

• Puerto Rico > Arecibo : Santana Industrial Park Interior Lot A, Road #2, Km 67.5

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS

• WORK SHIFT: Standard
• TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time
• MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No
• SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
• Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.