Senior Manufacturing Engineer
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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. The Opportunity Our Plymouth location is seeking a high caliber, motivated, self-driven engineering leader to join Plymouth - Operations team in Abbott’s Electrophysiology business unit specifically working on new product launches for EP Catheters. 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 work on a new product launch and sustained support working cross functionally with partners from operations, supply chain and development teams. This position will support the launch and ramp of a new product line as well as assist with building out the rest of the technical staff to support the production area.
Requirements
- Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical or any engineering or technical degree or equivalent experience required
- Minimum 5 years manufacturing engineering experience.
- Prior manufacturing engineering or process development experience is 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 5-10%, including internationally.
Nice To Haves
- Medical device experience is preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead various aspects of Operations Readiness as part of launching new products for Abbott’s Electrophysiology business unit
- Engage with development (Research and Development and Process Development) teams to build knowledge for current state operations and use insight to build plans and execute successful design transfers and ramp.
- Engage with operations (Production and Supply Chain) teams to support ramp plans, new line introduction plans including equipment ordering, receipt, qualification and validation.
- Drive cross functional engagement to support process, product and equipment improvements.
- Provide guidance and leadership to other engineers and technicians.
- Provide technical mentorship to engineers and technicians
- Conduct Process FMEAs and Process Validations
- Improve product quality, labor efficiency, and throughput with Lean manufacturing concepts
- Coordinate the design, procurement, build and debug of tooling, machinery and test equipment
- Collaborate with Product Development to ensure Design for Manufacturability and product launch readiness
- Provide front line engineering support for day to day needs of production
Benefits
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
