Continuous Improvement Engineer II

Working at Abbott

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

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Pleasanton, CA location in the Heart Failure Division. In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

The Continuous Improvement Engineer will lead Continuous Improvements and Lean activities. You will leverage lean and continuous improvement methodologies and partner with cross-functional teams to design, develop, standardize and implement operations methods to enable profitable growth, save cost, improve quality, enhance the customer experience and increase employee engagement. 

What You’ll Work On

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

• 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 Operations.

• Drives Lean, Six Sigma, and DMAIC problem-solving initiatives and facilitates a wide range of lean tools, including 5S, time study, line balancing, material flow, value stream mapping, and Kaizen event into the daily functions of continuous improvement.

• Educates and coaches personnel in lean tools. Promotes a learning organization that improves its processes and productivity.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Industrial Engineering or related field or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred. Six Sigma or Lean Certification is a plus.

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, manufacturing experience preferred, Medical device experience a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong ‘hands-on’ experience.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills.

• Strong social skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

• Passion and enthusiasm for driving improvement and leading change.

• Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.

• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office suite; Word, Excel, Project, Visio, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

• Familiarity with or experience in a cGMP manufacturing environment is a plus.

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