Senior Operational Excellence Engineer

Abbott•Arecibo, PR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will provide support to Abbott Cardiac Rhythm Management, located in Arecibo, PR. This is an onsite position. The Senior Operational Excellence Engineer is a leader of the implementation of Operational Excellence (OPEX) at the plant level including project leadership, teaching and coaching associates as well as management. A Change agent responsible for leading the plant into a data-driven, team-oriented culture that embraces continuous improvement within a lean six sigma environment and ensures full OPEX implementation in all plant functions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Industrial and Mechanical preferred).
5 years of experience in project management and team leadership.
Operational excellence experience is required.
Should have knowledge of other functions that provide inputs regularly, i.e., Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations, Research and Development.
Must have the ability to do statistical analysis.
Must have knowledge in Quality regulations and standards that affect the medical devices industry.
Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish).
Proficiency in PC based tools such as MS Office (Excel, Word, Project and Power Point, Mini Tab), AutoCAD and general web-based applications.

Nice To Haves

Lean Manufacturing and/or Project Management certified are a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead and implement continuous improvement programs that reduce cost and improve quality service and inventory.
Lead and execute the Operational Excellence strategy for the site with clear business objectives.
Provide Operational Excellence / Continuous Improvement education / trainings for the site.
Lead projects, identify opportunities, define and financially justify projects, launch project teams, use good project management tools to manage team activities, lead (guide/influence) teams to execute projects with the problem-solving methodology, track project and program status and results, remove and elevate project barriers, and develop team members.
Execute the required activities to have the operations standard times updated.
Execute the capacity planning (labor, equipment, services) for the site for each financial cycle and when necessary to continue looking opportunities for productivity improvement.
Owner of the product routing (labor and scrap) used for standard costing and operations layouts.
Ensure that improvements to processes and operations are made following the policies and procedures of the plant, division, corporate and regulatory agencies.
Other duties as assigned.