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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

A healthy heart is essential to good health. That's why we're committed to advancing treatments for people with cardiovascular disease. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, our breakthrough medical technologies help restore people's health so they can get back to living their best lives, faster. We focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.  This position will be located in our Roseville, Minnesota office.

We are seeking an experienced, high caliber Engineer II, Manufacturing for the Roseville Distribution Center to design and develop manufacturing processes in order to meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity and product quality.

WHAT YOU’LL DO  

• Design and develop manufacturing processes, tooling, and fixtures in order to meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity and product quality

• Evaluation & Design of production equipment

• Production support and process validation

• Interface with vendors for incoming components

• Troubleshoot manufacturing process and equipment

• Utilize tools like SPC, Time Studies, Capacity Modeling, and Work Content Graph to improve processes

• Understand manufacturing concepts like Value Stream mapping, 5S and Continuous Improvement to improve quality, labor efficiency, and throughput

• Protocol and report writing

• Generate and modify manufacturing process documentation

• Work with cross functional teams as required

• Develop and implement process improvements

• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements

• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.  Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors

• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned

• Support facility related requests and plan projects as needed

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

• Mechanical, Industrial Engineering degree required; Chemical, Biomedical Engineering preferred. 

• 3-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience required

• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment

• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment

• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization

• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner

• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail

• Ability to travel approximately 25%, including internationally

• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance

Your preferred qualifications and education:

• Previous medical device experience preferred

• SAP experience is preferred

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred

WHAT WE OFFER  

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