Abbott

Manufacturing Engineering Section Leader - 3rd Shift

Mexico - Queretaro Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Manufacturing Engineering Section Lead 3rd Shift – Querétaro Site

About Abbott

Abbott, global leading healthcare company, is investing in Mexico. We are building a manufacturing facility in Querétaro.

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

This facility will offer 1,200 local new jobs and will be the first health manufacturing facility in Querétaro (pioneers for healthcare Hub).

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.
  • 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.

Main Purpose of the Role

Provides leadership to engineering or cross functional teams to  meet the business results.  The manufacturing engineer position develops and implements optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards; recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls; is also responsible for the activities related to instalation and validation of production lines as well as the lifecycle managment of equipments.  

Main Responsibilities

  • Provides leadership to engineering staff regarding project prioritization, process validations, and continuous improvement activities. 
  • Leads the team to maintain Key performance indicators under control.    
    Provides prioritization &  allocates engineering resources, according to business needs.  
  • Prepares product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends 
  • Understands finantial structure of the organization and its interactions with results. 
    Uses product cost knowledge to identify risks and opportunities. 
  • Performs installation/validation activities for new or existent production lines, meeting regulatory requirements. That includes equipments,  process, product and test method  validations.   
  • Estimates  validation activities cost and assures it is budgeted withing financial cycle. 
  • Assures manufacturing lines have equipment requirements fullfilled according to production plan.    
  • Keeps equipment operational by coordinating calibration,  maintenance and repair services.    
  • Analyzes equipment data, trends, and performance to assure correct lifecycle management.   
    Uses historical data to drive future equipment selection.   
  • Understands potential risks related to product malfunctions.  
  • Evaluates the financial, process or quality impact, derived from product & process changes. 
    Uses statistical techniques to facilitate decision making and to draw conclusions from available data. 
  • Has knowledge and expertise on product requirements and specifications.   
  • Assures that production lines output meet the specifications of the product.  
    Has clear criteria of conforming/nonconfomring product and the test methods used for verifying conformance. 
  • able to navigate and excecute activities on manufacturing systems for example: update routers, BOM's or to generate new part numbers and ZFINs.   
  • Maintains MP's current and compliant to regulations.  Ensures  practices at the manufacturing floor adhere to them.  
  • Leads or supports CAPA investigation processes, or exception documents such as complaints investigations, NCMR's. 
  • Leads complex projects as project manager: New product introduction, substantial product changes, line expansions, etc. 
  • May supervise and provide technical assistance to exempt and non-exempt personnel, being accountable for their correct training and performance management. 

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in chemical sciences, industrial engineering, mechanical, electronical engineering, automation, robotics, mechatronic engineering.

Experience/Background

  • +7 years of Experience in engineering management, balance strategic and tactical priorities, financial planning (capital & budgeting), problem solving, validations, continuous improvement, statistical analysis, industry standards like ISO9000, GMP´s, FDA, Elaborate analysis, and strategic reports for management about efficiencies, yields, scrap.
  • DMAIC, PDCA,8D´s (preferred)
  • Lean Manufacturing (preferred)

English Proficiency: Advanced commands of English

Availability for work 3rd shift.

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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The base pay for this position is

N/A

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Engineering

DIVISION:

EP Electrophysiology

LOCATION:

Mexico > Queretaro : Avenida FINSA 156, Lote 12

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable