• Job Description

  Req#: 31123825
  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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
  JOB DESCRIPTION:
  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
  As a TPM Operational Lead, you will apply subject matter knowledge in the medical device manufacturing process. Requires capacity to drive improvements, and establish metrics to measure performance, influence personnel within the context of a third party manufacturing environment.
  This position works out of our Austin, Texas location in the in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology
  This is an onsite opportunity in Austin, TX.
  What You’ll Work On
  • Operations Lead considered as highly experienced and knowledgeable resource within the organization in implementing and maintaining manufacturing processes.
  • Monitors processes and manufacturing operations.
  • Communicate confidently and effectively with all levels of management, peers, and key stakeholders, including timely escalation of quality issues.
  • Provide guidance, insight and training to the team and the wider business around operations standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Establish and drive adherence to key factory output metrics including: OEE, yield, headcount, downtime readiness, quality metrics, and overall output.
  • Collaborates cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, IT, Facilities, and TPM (Third Party-Manufacturer) personnel to streamline operations.
  • Identify and quantify improvement projects to support reaching maximum output capacity in your specific area.
  • Ensures proper sequence of operations and prepares specifications and operating procedures for processing personnel.
  • Ensures processes and procedures comply with regulations.
  • Accountable for corrective and preventive actions and investigation management.
  • Helps to troubleshoot and solve manufacturing problems with processes or equipment already in operation.
  • Maintains and presents factory performance data to senior leadership on a minimum monthly basis.
  • Supports design development activities for product improvement and NPI activities.
  • Experience of development in Microsoft Power Apps would be considered an advantage.
  • Operational Excellence experience or Lean / Six Sigma training would be an advantage.
  Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (such as engineering)
  • 5-6 years' work experience
  Apply Now
  Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
  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.
  Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott , and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
  The base pay for this position is
  $60,000.00 – $120,000.00
  In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
  JOB FAMILY:
  Engineering
  DIVISION:
  ADC Diabetes Care
  LOCATION:
  United States > Texas > Austin : 12501B Research Boulevard
  ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
  WORK SHIFT:
  Standard
  TRAVEL:
  No
  MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
  No
  SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
  Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
  Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
  EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
  EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

• About the company

  Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, United States.

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