Equipment Engineering Supervisor

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott 

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: 

· 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. 

The Opportunity 

This position works out of our Menlo Park, CA location in the Structural Heart division. Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist 

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease. 

What You’ll Work On: 

• Ensures manufacturing engineering projects are on track, supervises process validations and encourages continuous improvement activities. 

• Manages resource planning and implements project management tools.  

• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering Department managers in selecting and scheduling project engineers for Operations projects.  

• Support continuing production, process development and new product introductions..  

• Monitor and evaluate project and department progress and results.  

• Participate in cross-functional teams.  

• Review and approve protocol and written reports.  

• Drive continuous improvement of engineering technical capabilities.  

• Prepare technical reports, analysis, recommendations and presentations reflecting the status and results of projects in progress on a regular basis.  

• Coach, manage and develop technical staff.  

• Develop, implement, train and monitor effectiveness of engineering systems and procedures to ensure compliance to FDA, GMP and all other applicable agency regulations.  

• Ensure a safe work environment consistent with OSHA requirements and Abbott policies.  

• Prepare departmental budgets and control expenditures to stay within spending limits.  

• Hires and retains a diverse, highly qualified staff and provides ongoing performance feedback. Sets goals which align to department plans and manages the execution of goals through coaching and mentoring.  

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