Manufacturing Engineering Section Leader

hace 3 semanas


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 Costa Rica - Alajuela location in the Electrophysiology Division. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the Manufacturing Engineering Section Leader, you will be responsible to provide leadership to engineering or cross functional teams to meet the business results. The manufacturing engineer position develops and implements 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 management of equipment.

**What You’ll Do**
- Lead the team to maintain key performance indicators under control.
Provides prioritization & allocates engineering resources, according to business needs.
- 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.
- Leads or supports local and external cross functional team activities.
- Provides leadership to engineering staff regarding project prioritization, process validations, and continuous improvement activities.
- Leads the team to maintain Key performance indicators under control.
- Provides prioritization & allocates engineering resources, according to business needs.

**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferable in Mechatronic, Electromechanical, Electronic, Mechanical, Materials Engineering or related technical field
- 7+ years of manufacturing/process development experience or demonstrated combination of experience / skills in equivalent or similar positions.
- Experience with statistical techniques (e.g., 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.
- Solid knowledge of FDA, GMPs and ISO regulations.
- Experience leading validation plans for medical industry products and processes and leading root cause problem solving methodologies.
- Experience in project management involving coordination of cross-functional teams.
- Fully Bilingual English and Spanish.
- ** Shift C: Night Shift**

**Preferred Qualifications**
- 5 years prior experience in medical device manufacturing
- Preferable careers: Mechatronic, Electromechanical, Electronic, Mechanical, Materials Engineering or related technical field.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.



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