Engineering Manager

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Description

Engineering Manager, this position is on-site at our CRM manufacturing facility in Arecibo Puerto Rico.

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 will provide support to our Medical Devices, CRM manufacturing facility in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Manages Manufacturing Engineering department to support manufacturing operations in the site. Responsible to define and execute the short/medium/long term engineering strategy for the functions previously described. This role will lead the initiatives to upgrade/optimize the current manufacturing processes. The role will work in coordination with divisional counterparts to also support/accomplish divisional goals. Responsible for the day-to-day technical support for manufacturing, process improvement initiatives, process and equipment maintenance/calibration and maintaining an open interface between the site, US technical Services and R&D operations.

What You'll Do

• Develop Departmental Objective; perform annual employee reviews, report performance measures in monthly review meetings. Develop and monitor departmental budget to meet business commitments.

• Provide technical direction to the product/process related issues. Work directly with Divisional Technical Service, Process Development and R&D functions in the resolution of the issues.

• Monitor daily/weekly/monthly product key metric trends and develop action plans as required (i.e. scrap, downtime)

• Organize, track and report technical projects and key activities. Investigate and report on current risk management activities. Investigate and present status of findings associated with audit observations, NCMR’s and CAPA’s.

• Ensure compliance with all procedures and all applicable regulatory agency requirements.

• Administer the manufacturing areas preventive maintenance and calibration systems.

• Liaison with Divisional Engineering team to develop short- and long-term strategies aligned with his/her areas of responsibilities.

• Maintaining production equipment files and database.

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

• Work with Continuous Improvement and Engineering functions to develop effective processes capable of meeting quality, cost and supply chain objectives.

• As the Manager of the Medical Devices, oversees the strategy implementation and operations for implementing and maintaining medical devices processes.

• Calculates and organizes all data for complex process flow sheets including instrumentation and control considerations.

• Models processes and units’ operations.

• Ensures proper sequence of operation and prepares specifications and operating instructions for processing equipment.

• Services, troubleshoots, and solves engineering problems with processes or equipment already in operation.

• Ensures processes and procedures are following regulations.

• May be responsible for corrective and preventive actions and investigation management.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Engineering, MBA desirable.

• Minimum 7 years related work experience in manufacturing operations.

• Able to manage very high workload and professional challenges.

• Excellent communication skills in both: English and Spanish.

• Computer literate. Microsoft Office.

• Excellent interpersonal skills demonstrated ability to effectively lead in a team environment, adaptable to change, able to manage competing priorities, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Project management and Supply Chain experience can be beneficial at the role.

• Knowledge and ability in: Medical Device, General employment laws, safety and OSHA requirements, Quality Systems, Six Sigma and computer hardware & software tools.

Apply now

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The base pay for this position is

$88,700.00 – $177,300.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Engineering

DIVISION:

CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

LOCATION:

Puerto Rico > Arecibo : Santana Industrial Park Interior Lot A, Road #2, Km 67.5

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 15 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: is the Law link - Espanol: