Manufacturing Engineer II

Job description

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 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position will design and develop manufacturing processes, tooling, and fixtures in order to meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity and product quality.

Job Duties:

• Monitor, report, and take action to improve yield, productivity, lead time, and reduce scrap
• Spend ~ 20% of time on the manufacturing line learning processes, documentation, and flow
• Lead technical projects from initiation to closure
• Embrace and implement modular manufacturing processes to drive flow processes
• Design and develop manufacturing processes, tooling, and fixtures in order to meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity and product quality
• Evaluation of production equipment
• Production support and process validation
• Interface with vendors for incoming components
• Troubleshoot manufacturing process and equipment
• Utilize tools like Gage R&R, Cp, Cpk, and SPC to improve processes
• Understand manufacturing concepts like Value Stream mapping, 5S and Visual Workplace to improve quality, labor efficiency, and throughput.
• Protocol and report writing
• Generate and modify manufacturing process documentation
• Work with cross functional teams as required
• Develop and implement process improvements
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Equipment:
Works with standard office equipment such as telephone, cellular phone, fax/copier, and a personal computer with standard office software.

Working Conditions:
Work environment varies from well lighted office/cubicle, low to moderate noise level, to a variety of conditions caused by travel requirements such as customer offices, research labs, hospitals, hotels, use of automobiles, commercial travel, weather, etc.

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