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.

Senior Industrial Engineer, this position is for the medical devices, Cardiac Rhythm Management division, based in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

On-site position.

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 will have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

Health Insurance (starting on Day 1 of employment), Savings Plan (401K) with company match, Life insurance for you and your spouse/children, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Vacation, Sick, Personal Days.

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 Arecibo, Puerto Rico. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats. 

As the Senior Industrial 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 drive, team-oriented culture that embraces continuous improvement within a lean six sigma environment and ensures full OPEX implementation in all plant functions.

What You’ll Do  

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.

Required Qualifications 

Bachelor's Degree. Engineering Field in Industrial.

Minimum 5 years of experience: Should have solid project management skills, experienced and team leadership skills. 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.

Advanced proficiency in English and Spanish. Speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Digital skills: Microsoft office.

AutoCAD is required.

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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. 

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The base pay for this position is $66,000.00 – $132,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.