Associate Project Engineer - Sturgis, MI Plant

Abbott Laboratories • Sturgis, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott is a global healthcare leader dedicated to helping people live more fully at all stages of life. Their extensive portfolio includes diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines, serving over 160 countries with a workforce of 115,000 colleagues. Working at Abbott offers significant career development opportunities, eligibility for free medical coverage through their Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO, an excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contributions, tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and the FreeU education benefit for obtaining a bachelor’s degree. Abbott is recognized globally as a great place to work, admired by Fortune, and lauded for its diversity, support for working mothers, female executives, and scientists. This specific Associate Project Engineer position is based at the Sturgis, MI plant within the Abbott Nutrition division. The Nutrition business focuses on developing science-based nutrition products for all ages, featuring leading brands such as Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®. The Sturgis, Michigan facility has a 70-year history of producing essential nutrition products, significantly impacting its community and providing vital nutrition to millions worldwide. In this role, the Project Engineer will administratively manage small to medium-scale projects, encompassing utility/facility/infrastructure installations, office, lab, and manufacturing area developments, manufacturing facility and equipment upgrades, and warehouse expansions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, STEM, Project Management

Nice To Haves

• PMP Certification
• OSHA 30hr or equivalent
• First Aid / CPR certification

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Manage project financials, including maintaining budget and cash flow projections.
• Assist in project scope, cost estimate, and RCE development.
• Works closely construction teams to manage schedule, resources, scope, and adherence to internal and external standards and specifications.
• Provide procurement activities including sourcing/qualifying suppliers & service providers, preparation for competitive bidding, adding new vendors to Abbott’s procurement systems, processing purchase orders and invoices, tracking on-time deliveries, etc.
• Provide coordination with project team and stake holders.
• Provide communications of status and upcoming activities to project team, stakeholders, and management.

Benefits

• 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 a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees