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.

• Health Insurance (starting on Day 1 of employment), Savings Plan (401K) with company match, Life insurance for you and your spouse/children, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Vacation, Sick, Personal Days.

• 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 will provide support to our Abbott Vascular Site, located in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.  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 and Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

As a Production Manager, you will lead technical groups within Abbott Vascular business unit to supporting operations. In this role the Manager will: ensure that processes and staffing are appropriately developed and implemented, set strategic vision/goals in alignment with organization, drive utilization of engineering tools including root cause analysis, design for manufacturability, LEAN to improve manufacturing processes, yields, and equipment during the manufacturing stages of the product, ensure executional compliance within organization to all applicable internal requirements and external regulations.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Recruits, coaches, and develops organizational talent.

• Provides direction and guidance to exempt specialists and if applicable non-exempt employees.

• Coordinates across functional areas and or business units in order to achieve company and/or area goals.

• Utilizes knowledge and skills to lead organization through resolution of technical challenges, process/equipment improvements, safety improvements.

• Ensures organizational compliance with company policies/procedures and regulations.

• Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives.

• Develops, monitors and adjusts the annual budget for group/department.

• Provides cross-functional communications regarding the status of department and manufacturing performance.

• Analyzes data and makes decisions regarding manufacturing processes, product performance, and quality related events.

• Interfaces with internal management to communicate status of organization, product performance, and escalation of issues.

• Interfaces with external agencies during site/product audits.

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor in Engineering.

• 9+ years of experience in business disciplines - such as quality, operations, engineering - with an organization engaged in the manufacture of FDA regulated products.

• Must have management experience of technical resources and be proficient in the development of employees with diverse backgrounds and experience.

• Must have strong analytical/technical knowledge and skills to lead organization through collation and analysis of manufacturing data and creation of strategic and tactical plans to achieve goals, drive continuous improvements, and address system, equipment, and process issues.

• At least 3-5 years’ experience leading manufacturing operations supervisors and direct labor.

• Must have strong organizational skills to lead team/department to achieve diverse set of goals and quality system output requirements in a timely manner.

• Must possess effective communication skills and have experience influencing cross functional organizations such as R&D, Operations, Quality, and other disciplines to achieve project, business, and/or company goals.

• Ability/experience to execute and mentor others on the utilization of technical tools such as root cause analysis, LEAN, and six sigma.

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills in Spanish and English.

• Digital skills. Software Microsoft office proficient knowledge.

Apply Now

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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