Senior Industrial Engineer- Columbus, OH

About Abbott

Abbott Nutrition develops science‑based nutrition products for people of all ages—from supporting healthy growth in infants and children to helping adults stay strong and active. Millions of people worldwide rely on our trusted brands, including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Glucerna®, and Juven®, to get the nutrients they need to live healthier lives.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Senior Industrial Engineer provides plant manufacturing with support in the areas of line speed calculations and reporting, material loss rates, throughput evaluation, headcount justification, capacity analysis and downtime evaluation. 

As part of the Operational Excellence department, the Industrial Engineer also supports the plant with Shingo progress and certification. The engineer will be responsible for driving principle-based behaviors within the plant which include:  creating value for our business and customers, focusing on the process, and embracing data & facts.

What You'll Do:

• Monitoring and reporting metrics for all plant production areas

• Developing and maintaining annual plant OEE and plant distress and scrap

• Actively supporting the site Operational Excellence effort including MOS (Manufacturing Operating System)

• Observing, analyzing, and supporting operations leading to business process improvement recommendations

• Coaching / mentoring Green Belt teams on the proper application of Lean Six Sigma tools

• Facilitating the generation of project charters and Kaizen events with internal and external customers

• Solving problems with tools like PDCA, A3 problem solving and Why-Why that have a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional processes, and difficult coordination requirements

• Providing Capital and CIP Project support for those projects which affect material loss, labor increases or reduction, and/or throughput changes

• Managing the employee idea program

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system

• Other plant support as assigned

The Industrial Engineer is accountable for the accuracy of plant performance metrics and labor / material standards.  In addition, the Industrial Engineer is accountable for change management associated with key site initiatives.

Education and Experience You'll Bring:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence – necessary to understand plant operations

• 5+ yrs experience in manufacturing environment

• Must possess good communication, leadership, problem solving, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

Preferred:

• Knowledge of operational analytics applications, including SEEQ is strongly preferred.

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred – necessary to coach / mentor Green Belt teams

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Power BI is strongly preferred.

• High degree of technical expertise and familiarity with infant formula or fast-moving commercial goods manufacturing processes.