Manufacturing Engineer I

Manufacturing Engineer I job at Abbott | Abbott Careers

• Responsible for daily support to manufacturing activities in order to meet established goals for safety, quality, yield, and attainment.
• Maintains systems that monitor key performance indicators, such as yield, nonconforming material, and attainment.
• Works with Operations support team (supervisor, engineers, operators, technicians) to investigate potential non-conformances, determine initial bracketing and product containment, and support generation of non-conforming material reports, if needed.
• Responsible for product/process knowledge and understanding of basic cause-and-effect of line and process changes.
• Understands clear criteria of conforming/non-conforming product and the test/inspection methods used for verifying product conformance.
• Maintains manufacturing documentation such as process instructions, test & inspection methods, and form packets and updates through change control process as needed.
• Investigates adverse trends in line performance and reports findings.
• Prepares and communicates recommendations and action plans.
• Leads root cause analysis efforts for basic/simple manufacturing events, utilizing DMAIC model and A3s.
• Supports CAPA investigations with data gathering and analysis as needed.
• Assists in ideation and implementation of new fixturing and tooling for manufacturing line
• Supports validation activities for new or updated equipment or processes, including writing of qualification protocols/reports, equipment specifications, and preventative maintenance procedures.
• Supports maintenance technicians in equipment availability issues.
• Reviews equipment work order completion and performs product impact analysis to release equipment for manufacturing use.
• Assists in the training of Operations and Maintenance personnel
• Owns Out-of-Tolerance reports for manufacturing equipment and works with Quality Engineering to determining product impact.
• Assists with Manufacturing Investigation of adverse product events in the field.
• Complies with all regulations and standards for Quality, Environment, Health, Safety and Energy (EHS&E) Global Policies, Abbott Engineering Standards, and other governance areas as applicable.

• Bachelors Degree or relevant experience
• 0-3 years of experience
• Knowledge and proficiency in the application and principles of Manufacturing & Process Engineering.
• Ability to effectively communicate cross-functionally to assist in resolving Quality/Engineering issues.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of common office applications: Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Ability to interact effectively with all employee job levels.
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner. Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Basic understanding of materials, product design, product testing.

• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
• Excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit
• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges

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