Associate Manufacturing Engineer

Abbott Laboratories • Westford, MA

292d • $50,000 - $100,000

About The Position

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. This position is an onsite daily required position. Our location in Westford, MA currently has an opportunity for an Associate Manufacturing Engineer. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus 0-2+ years of related work experience with a basic understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Basic technical knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures.
• Limited understanding of business unit/group function.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment adhering to medical device standards.
• Learns to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve routine problems.
• Works on problems of various degrees scope/ complexity.
• Minimal independent decision making.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to the Manufacturing organization to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, to optimize existing processes, and to ensure that production goals are met.
• Monitors performance of manufacturing lines, equipment, machines and tools and corrects equipment problems or process parameters that produce non-conforming products, low yields or product quality issues.
• Interfaces with Quality and other organizational functions to integrate new products or processes into the existing manufacturing area.
• Initiates and completes technical activities leading to new or improved products or processes.
• Prepares reports, publishes, and makes presentations to communicate findings.
• Analyzes and solves problems from basic engineering principles, theories and concepts through to a wide range of complex and advanced problems.
• Understands engineering principles theories, concepts, practices and techniques.
• Develops knowledge in a field to become a recognized leader or authority in an area of specialization.
• Incorporates business policies and procedures into task completion.
• Cultivates internal and external network of resources to complete tasks.
• Serves as a resource in the selection, orientation and training of new engineers and employees.
• May lead a project team, determining goals and objectives for the projects.
• Mentors employees by sharing technical expertise and providing feedback and guidance.
• Interacts cross functionally and with internal and external customers.
• Acts as a spokesperson to customers on business unit current and future capabilities.
• Applies manufacturing concepts like LEAN manufacturing, push versus pull, 5S, SMED, Poke-Yoke, etc.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company.
• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan.
• Excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement and the Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• Recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries.
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree