Manufacturing Engineer IV

hace 1 mes

Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica Abbott Laboratories A tiempo completo

About Abbott Manufacturing Engineer IV

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 Alajuela location. As the Manufacturing Engineer IV, you'll develop and implement optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards; recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls; is also responsible for the activities related to installation and validation of production lines as well as the lifecycle managment of equipment.

What You'll Do

  • Daily support to the manufacturing activities to meet established goals for safety, quality, cost and production.
  • Based on key performance indicators data such as yield, nonconforming material or leadtime, takes action to maintain indicators under control and promote continuos improvement.
  • Uses statistical techniques to facilitate decision making and to draw conclusions from available data.
  • Understands product cost components and its interactions, (direct & indirect material costs, MUV, labor, overhead).
  • Prepares product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
  • Performs installation/validation activities for new or existent production lines, meeting regulatory requirements. That includes equipment, process, product, and test method validations.
  • Estimates validation activities cost and assures it is budgeted withing financial cycle.
  • Identifies, selects, and purchases equipment/fixtures according to production requirements, due to obsolescence, redundancy, or line capacity expansion. Has direct relation with vendors to define equipment suitability.
  • Keeps equipment operational by coordinating calibration, maintenance, and repair services; following manufacturer's instructions and established procedures; requesting special service when needed.
  • Analyzes equipment data, trends, and performance to assure correct lifecycle management and identify and mitigate risks associated to equipment technical knowledge, spares availability and external technical service.
  • Evaluates the financial, process or quality impact, derived from product & process changes.
  • Has clear criteria of conforming/ non-conforming product and the test methods used for verifying conformance.
  • Able to navigate and execute activities on manufacturing systems for example, update routers, BOM's or to generate new part numbers and ZFINs.
  • Maintains MP's current and compliant to regulations ensuring practices at the manufacturing floor adhere to them.
  • Leads or supports local cross functional team activities. Support/Lead global initiatives with other functions and sites (ie, RA, R&D, QA).
  • Leads or supports CAPA investigation processes, or exception documents such as complaints investigations.
  • Identify and implement continuous improvement projects for any of the main key areas: safety, quality, production, and cost, using the appropriate project management tools.
  • May supervise and provide technical assistance to exempt and non-exempt personnel, being accountable for their correct training and performance management.
  • Provides inputs for the departmental budget preparation.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM careers.
  • 6+ years of manufacturing/process development experience.
  • Statistical techniques knowledge (DOE, SPC) is required.
  • Computer software knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point).
  • Willing to travel.
  • Experience with continuous improvement methodologies. Such as lean manufacturing techniques, value stream mapping, or similar.
  • Knowledge of FDA, GMP, and ISO guidelines is required.
  • Experience leading validation plans for medical industry products and processes and leading root cause problem solving methodologies.
  • Experience in project management.
  • Advance Commands of English required.
  • Available to work 100% on site (Coyol, Alajuela).
  • Shift Administrative (Monday to Friday 8:00 am -5:00 pm).

Preferred Qualifications

  • years prior experience in medical devices manufacturing.
  • Performance management.

Apply Now

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