Packaging Engineer - Columbus, OH

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

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 also have access to:

• Training and career development , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance.

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives, and retirement plans.

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1.

• Vacation – 3 weeks accrued vacation (1st yr. is prorated) + vacation buy program + 5 personal days + 10 paid holidays.

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match of 5%.

• 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 stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership within the Abbott manufacturing, supply chain, and packaging engineering organizations.
• Act as a recognized subject matter expert in packaging materials, associated equipment and best practices associated with building and maintaining supply at identified vendors.
• Act as the Technical Lead and/or project lead for significant projects in technology transfer and process improvement.
• Provide operational support for plant teams, third party manufacturing partners, and vendor performance initiatives.
• Lead investigations around root cause analysis and determine solutions to technical issues related to vendor performance and/or manufacturing success.
• Regularly review new and existing vendor capabilities associated with packaging manufacturing processes while working to identify strategies to ensure ongoing supply chain success. 
• Ensure maintenance of technical best practice and regulatory compliance.
• Provide ongoing technical support to Abbott Nutrition Plants and Third Party Manufacturers (TPM) to ensure compliance and security of supply – metrics review, investigation, root cause analysis, and process improvement. Implement / operational excellence (OPEX) initiatives as necessary.
• Knowledge of global regulatory requirements related to design and control of Packaging processes.
• Candidate will be required to provide support to Global Abbott Nutrition Operations.
• Particular knowledge in the areas of secondary and flexible packaging concepts and technologies are valued (i.e. Materials, equipment, and Third Party Manufacturing TPM, etc)

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in one of the recognized engineering / technical areas or equivalent.
• 3+ years’ experience in a Technical role in a Product Manufacturing or Packaging environment.
• Subject Matter Expert level knowledge of relevant Packaging Processes
• Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis
• Proven record of achievement in technical and project leadership.
• Ability to interact at all levels of the organisation with proven influencing and negotiation ability
• Acknowledged technical leadership

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.]]><