Industrial Engineer, Operational Excellence - Casa Grande, AZ Plant

Abbott Laboratories • Casa Grande, AZ

119d • $60,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Abbott Nutrition Casa Grande, AZ is seeking an Industrial Engineer for our Operational Excellence team. As a key member of the Operations Excellence team, the Industrial Engineer will provide critical support to plant manufacturing operations through continuous improvement initiatives, structured problem solving, process modeling, and data analytics. This role is instrumental in driving operational efficiency and excellence by leading manufacturing lines on a sustained journey of improvement to meet and exceed both process and customer expectations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. The Industrial Engineer will collaborate cross-functionally to identify opportunities, implement solutions, and deliver measurable, year-over-year improvements in productivity, quality, and cost. With a strong focus on sustainability, this role ensures that improvements are embedded into operations and aligned with long-term strategic goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (± 16 years) Engineering, Business, Operations, Science or related.
• Minimum 4 years of demonstrated success in applying Continuous Improvement / OpEx tools.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in manufacturing operations, business improvement, quality systems, or other areas related to project management.

Nice To Haves

• Lean/Six Sigma; Green Belt required; Black Belt preferred.
• Evidence of successful completed projects.
• Experience in operations management and knowledge of cost accounting/financial reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Be the OpEx Lead of a production line(s) reliability team(s).
• Facilitate cross functional Kaizen events, root cause analysis, and focused problem solving.
• Execute continuous improvement initiatives/projects in support of site objectives.
• Mentor/train key stakeholders in the use and practice of continuous improvement methodologies and tools (Lean, value stream mapping, six-sigma, Kaizen).
• Assess current processes and standard workflow and identify process improvement opportunities utilizing organizational, analytical, Lean, and six sigma problem-solving methodologies.
• Facilitate the execution of various value stream mapping, Focus Problem Solving, and Kaizen events.
• Act as a change agent by communicating changes to the employees and helping them to learn, understand, adjust and grow within the continuous improvement culture.
• Develop and implement data analyses, data collection systems, and other strategies that optimize safety, quality, efficiency, and overall site continuous improvement.
• Solve manufacturing problems that have a variety of complex features and mitigate repeat events.
• Support the organization's capability in knowledge and understanding of metrics and measurements which impact the total performance of the plant.

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
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree