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. **About Abbott** Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. **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. + Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO + An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution + Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 is based in Orlando, FL, within Abbott’s Heart Failure, Medical Devices division. As a Process Excellence Engineer II, you will play a key role in defining, measuring, analyzing, improving, and controlling processes across the organization. You will work closely with project management and cross-functional teams to drive process standardization, develop robust processes, and enhance process efficiency. **Principle Responsibilities** The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. + Expertise in the fundamentals of LEAN and Six Sigma, with the ability to identify and eliminate the different types of waste, analyze value-added and non-value-added time, and effectively work through the DMAIC process. + Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to successfully implement projects that drive gross margin improvement. + Plan, lead, and effectively facilitate kaizen events to enable rapid process improvement and empower cross-functional teams. + Support and co-develop new initiatives for the organization that are value-added to the process excellence program. + Identify opportunities and drive incorporation of appropriate Lean and Six Sigma tools such as 5S, time studies, line balancing, standard work, material flow and value stream mapping to optimize operations. + Conduct training sessions on the principles of lean and problem-solving methodologies and tools. + Develop and update capacity models and clearly articulate the concepts of labor standards, labor efficiency, utilization, and bottleneck analysis. + Update process flow charts and work instructions to improve process standardization and efficiency. + Lead process validation activities to ensure repeatable and reproducible processes. **Required Qualifications** + 2-5 years' experience in engineering, operations or managing projects related to business improvement initiatives. Medical Device experience preferred. + Lean Six Sigma Black belt certification. + Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, business, or related field + Strong project management, multi-tasking and organizational skills and ability to respond efficiently in a continuously changing environment. + Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment. + Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with wide range of audiences. + Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization. + Ability to travel up to ~10%, including internationally. * Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year. **Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: ** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx) Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal. The base pay for this position is $66,700.00 – $133,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com