Senior Industrial Engineer

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:

Senior Industrial Engineer

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Westfield, IN location in the Structural Heart division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease. As the Senior Industrial Engineer, you’ll be responsible for working closely with the cross functional Value Stream teams, this position will design, develop, standardize, implement and support Systems intended to continuously improve both manufacturing system and overall business performance.

What You’ll Work On

• Provides input for identification and planning of department goals and budget, development, standardization and implementation of initiatives intended to improve the quality, cost and delivery performance of Division Operations.

• In conjunction with the Value Stream teams, develops implements and sustains productivity, quality, process efficiency, space utilization, standardization and lead time improvement efforts.

• Identifies opportunities and supports the incorporation of appropriate Lean tool usage such as 5S, time study, line balancing, standard work and material flow into the daily functions of the Value Stream teams.

• Collaborates with cross functional teams as required.

• Provides input into departmental budgeting processes as required.

• Understands work environment issues (i.e. OSHA regulations, etc.).

• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.  Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial engineering, related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• 4+ years of Operational Excellence, Lean Management / TPS / TPM Experience

• Desire and ability to coach, influence, train, develop, engage and leverage others

• Desire and ability to build systems to deliver long-term success.

• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.

• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.

• Supply Chain / Material Handling experience preferred.

• Startup / Greenfield experience preferred.