Manufacturing Engineer

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 : 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'll also have access to :

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Free medical coverage for employees
• via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 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.

Our location in Temecula, CA currently has an opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Temecula, CA location in the Abbott Vascular Division. Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

What You'll Work On

Provides support to the manufacturing organization by developing new processes and optimizing existing processes. Utilizes six sigma, lean, design control, and validation principles to create robust processes. This role requires completion of steps from process conception, design, validation, and implementation to manufacturing. Interfaces with Manufacturing, Quality and Research and Development organizations to integrate new processes into the existing manufacturing areas.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Provides support to the Manufacturing organization to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, to optimize existing processes, and to ensure that production goals are met. Monitors performance of manufacturing lines, equipment, machines and tools and corrects equipment problems or process parameters that produce non-conforming products, low yields or product quality issues. Interfaces with Quality and other organizational functions to integrate new products or processes into the existing manufacturing area.

Core Job Responsibilities

Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

6. Interacts cross functionally and with internal and external customers. Serves as a consultant for engineering or manufacturing interpretations and advice on significant matters. Acts as a spokesperson to customers on business unit current and future capabilities.

7. Applies manufacturing concepts like LEAN manufacturing, push versus pull, 5S, etc.

(Supervision Received) Work is monitored with autonomy. Follows specific, detailed instructions

Position Accountability / Scope

(Decision Making / Impact) May exercise authority within pre-established limits and approval. Failure to achieve results can normally be overcome without serious effect on schedules and programs.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

Minimum Education :

Bachelor's degree plus 2-5+ years of related work experience with a basic understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Minimum Experience / Training Required :

(Cognitive Skills) Learns to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve routine problems. Works on problems of various degrees scope / complexity. Minimal independent decision making.

WHAT WE OFFER :

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer :

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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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The base pay for this position is

$61,300.00 - $122,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY : Engineering

DIVISION : AVD Vascular

LOCATION : United States >

Temecula : Building E - TE

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS :

WORK SHIFT :

Standard

TRAVEL : No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE :

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES :

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Work in a clean room environment

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities / Women / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans.

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