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Continuous Improvement Engineer I

hace 4 meses


Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica Abbott Laboratories A tiempo completo

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.
  • 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 works out of our Coyol de Alajuela location in the Sturctural Heart division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

As the Continuous Improvement Engineer I, you'll be responsible, under general direction, for the execution of Operational excellence initiatives aligned with site goals and imperatives for increasing revenue, capacity, optimizing cycle time, space utilization, and improving customer satisfaction. The role is accountable for delivering tactical results from the application of Lean, OpEx and Continuous Improvement methodologies.

What You'll Do

  • Support the introduction of new product lines by creating the capacity models and defining the correct distribution of workstations throughout the manufacturing area.
  • Execute method & time studies, capacity analysis and line balancing.
  • Calculate business unit direct labor needs to support year over year demands and to establish direct labor standards in coordination with the finance and operations teams.
  • Generate models and/or scenarios for Direct Labor Headcount requirements and volumes rates that support the best optimal cost structure for the business.
  • Provide support in the overall layout administration for specific product line.
  • Provide support in layout changes that enable growth, space utilization and flow improvements.

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Required Qualifications

  • B.S. in engineering.
  • 0-3 years of working experience on similar roles.
  • Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as lean manufacturing techniques, value stream mapping, or similar.
  • Computer software knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, AutoCad).
  • Intermediate Commands of English.
  • Willing to travel.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1-year prior experience in medical devices manufacturing.
  • Proficient in Power BI and Excel.

Apply Now

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