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Senior Manufacturing Engineer

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.

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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

Our Plymouth location is seeking a high caliber, motivated, self-driven leader to join our manufacturing engineering team for catheter manufacturing in Abbott’s Electrophysiology business unit. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives

Individuals in this role will support the Operations team on key initiatives around safety, quality, delivery and cost. Notable deliverables for the team include a new product launch and gross margin improvement. In addition to resolving production challenges alongside the Front Line Engineers and assemblers, this position will manage various projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams to achieve leading business objectives.

What You’ll Work On

• Engage with Front Line Engineers supporting Operations team to address issues and improve current state

• Manage projects which include process improvements and gross margin improvement while supporting daily production needs.

• Provide guidance to other engineers and technicians.

• Additional responsibilities include:

• Provide technical mentorship to engineers and technicians

• Conduct Process FMEAs and Process Validations

• Improve product quality, labor efficiency, and throughput through the use of Lean manufacturing concepts

• Serve as manufacturing representative on large-scale programs, considering risk mitigation, implementation strategy and change management

• Work with Product Development to ensure Design for Manufacturability

Individual should:

• Be innovative, resourceful, and work with minimal direction

• Have excellent organization, problem solving, communication, and team leadership skills

• Have ability to multitask, prioritize their work and make data driven decisions

• Work effectively with cross-functional teams

Required Qualifications

• Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical or any engineering or technical degree or equivalent experience required

• Minimum 5 years manufacturing engineering experience. Prior manufacturing engineering experience is preferred, but not required

• Strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills

• Demonstrated leadership capability in team settings

• Ability to lead and motivate peers, drive change and problem solve with creativity

• Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally

Preferred Qualifications

• Medical device experience preferred, but not required

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• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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.

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The base pay for this position is $72,700.00 – $145,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com