Industrial Engineering Manager/OpEx Manager

Abbott • Plymouth, MN • 2h ago

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

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 Opportunity

This position works out of our Plymouth, MN office, supporting our Electrophysiology Medical Device Division. 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.

Abbott's Electrophysiology (EP) division is seeking an Operations Excellence Manager / Industrial Engineering Manager to join the Gross Margin Transformation organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to join a newly established team, build and develop talent, and directly influence how EP manufacturing operations scale and perform.

The role is focused on recently launched and growing products, where continued improvement in manufacturing performance is critical to meeting rising customer demand while reducing operational cost. In addition to delivering near-term performance gains, this role will help define the operational excellence roadmap supporting future EP product launches. The position will be part of global team that works closely with multiple EP manufacturing sites (Plymouth, MN; Minnetonka, MN; Costa Rica; Mexico) and requires regular travel.

What You'll Work On

Build, lead, and develop a team of individual contributors focused on operational excellence and industrial engineering.

Own aggressive performance targets, delivering ~50% improvement in line output for newly launched products, through cycle time reduction, line balancing, performance optimization and waste elimination.

Improve post-launch performance of scaling manufacturing lines using KPI-driven analysis (e.g., units per paid labor hour, throughput, yield).

Lead deep technical analysis using time studies, constraint management, and throughput modeling.

Influence Engineering, Operations, Value Stream, Process Development, R&D, and Quality leaders using data and structured problem solving.

Translate data into clear strategy, execution plans, and sustained results.

Manage and facilitate continuous improvement projects in support of company objectives.

Estimates and verifies financial benefits from continuous improvement projects.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related field.

Minimum 8 years overall operations experience

Proven track record delivering step-change line performance improvements with quantified results.

Deep hands-on expertise in Lean, DMAIC, and Six Sigma methodologies. Black belt certification preferred but not required.

Strong KPI-driven, data-centric problem-solving mindset.

Ability to influence senior leaders without direct authority.

Ability to organize and lead cross functional teams and align team members to management's vision.

Willingness and ability to travel regularly in support of a multi-site role

This position requires excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to effectively lead in a team environment, adaptable to change, able to manage competing priorities, excellent analytical and problem solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills and sense of business savvy.

Requires the ability to make critical decisions in a fast-paced production environment. Solicits the cooperation of a diverse group of disciplines and functions in a tactful and persuasive manner.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com (http://www.abbott.com,) , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott (http://www.facebook.com/Abbott,) , and on X @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 - $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com

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