Industrial Engineer, Operational Excellence

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. Abbott Nutrition Casa Grande, AZ is seeking and Industrial Engineer for our Operational Excellence team. As a key member of the Operations Excellence team, the Industrial Engineer will provide critical support to plant manufacturing operations through continuous improvement initiatives, structured problem solving, process modeling, and data analytics. This role is instrumental in driving operational efficiency and excellence by leading manufacturing lines on a sustained journey of improvement to meet and exceed both process and customer expectations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Provide critical support to plant manufacturing operations through continuous improvement initiatives
• Facilitate cross-functional Kaizen events, root cause analysis, and focused problem solving
• Execute continuous improvement initiatives/projects in support of site objectives
• Mentor/train key stakeholders in the use and practice of continuous improvement methodologies and tools
• Assess current processes and standard workflow and identify process improvement opportunities
• Facilitate the execution of various value stream mapping, Focus Problem Solving, and Kaizen events
• Act as a change agent by communicating changes to the employees and helping them to learn, understand, adjust and grow within the continuous improvement culture
• Develop and implement data analyses, data collection systems, and other strategies that optimize safety, quality, efficiency, and overall site continuous improvement
• Solving manufacturing problems that have a variety of complex features and mitigating repeat events
• Support the organization’s capability in knowledge and understanding of metrics and measurements which impact the total performance of the plant

• Bachelor's Degree (± 16 years) in Engineering, Business, Operations, Science or related
• Minimum 4 years of demonstrated success in applying Continuous Improvement / OpEx tools
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in manufacturing operations, business improvement, quality systems, or other areas related to project management
• Certification or equivalent working knowledge of improvement tools and methodologies

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges
• Tuition reimbursement
• FreeU education benefit
• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

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.