Manager, TPM Process Engineering

About Us

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.

We have 114,000 colleagues serving people in more than 160 countries.

Working 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 at Abbott.

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 is an onsite opportunity in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division.

We are helping people with Diabetes lead healthier, happier lives.

As a global leader in diabetes care, Abbott is constantly working to deliver the highest quality products and unwavering support to our customers.

Consistent and accurate glucose monitoring is the foundation of any diabetes management plan, so we're committed to continuous improvement in the way patients and professionals measure, track and analyze glucose levels.

Job Summary

You will be responsible for managing and overseeing the day-to-day engineering operations activities at a Third-Party Manufacturer (TPM).

The successful candidate will provide direction and leadership to a portion of the onsite ADC TPM Engineering team with the purpose of optimizing installed assets to deliver a reliable supply of Libre Sensor kits to meet planned output requirements.

This is an onsite opportunity in Buffalo Grove, IL.

Key Responsibilities

Represents ADC at a Libre PDU Third Party Manufacturer (TPM), managing the day-to-day engineering operations activities in a focused area to ensure continuous supply of PDU product.

Represents ADC at a Libre PDU Third Party Manufacturer (TPM), managing project activities to deliver process improvement activities in line with ADC capacity plans.

Working with TPMs to optimize process efficiencies and ensure scale-up of productions lines are adequately controlled.

Ensures that all Abbott Diabetes Care assets are appropriately controlled and utilized.

Focus on Lean Manufacturing in all aspects of transfer to production.

Drive improvements in all aspects of the Libre Manufacturing process to optimize cost and compliance.

Manages improvements projects to ensure they are appropriately controlled, executed, and approved in line with ADC requirements.

Work with TPM Operations Group, Global Supply team and Demand Planning to support daily output requirements.

Develops and manages a communication strategy to provide regular updates to Senior ADC Management with respect to Project status, Output and Yield.

Deliver equipment and part aspects of expansion program within Operations budgetary constraints, challenging spends and driving cost savings wherever possible.

Ensures that all aspects of the process are compliant with EHS regulations and Abbott engineering/technical standards.

Create, maintain, and monitor KPIs for the TPM Manufacturing site to ensure that process improvement activities are directed correctly.

Establish process for recording and scheduling of maintenance activities (PM, DM, Calibrations) on TPM equipment to provide consistency in maintenance records to support Compliance, Reporting, Investigation and Continuous Improvement activities.

Establish Goals and ensure that best practice engineering standards are maintained across the organization.

Drive team focus to deliver world class levels of machine availability and output.

Develop staff to become process SMEs in their focus areas of the operation, as well as provide opportunities for staff to expand into new areas of the operation.

Catch and Mentor team members on performance and development needs.

Review and agree engineering resource levels to ensure continuity of service.

Responsible for developing, maintaining and promoting good working relationship within the group and other ADC Departments and TPM Manufacturing sites.

Responsible for ensuring that the quality system is effectively maintained (e.g. Training Records, closure of ER/CAPAs, DM PM activities).

Responsible for partnering with the Reliability Engineering team to develop a comprehensive reliability strategy for their area of focus.

Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of design control and validation in a GMP environment.
• Proven track record of managing and successfully delivering complex projects.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to manage cross functional relationships including external stakeholders.
• Experience in the improvement and optimization of a highly complex high volumes automation equipment.
• A proven problem solver who can set clear strategy and prioritize.
• A proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Ability to take prompt action to accomplish objectives and to work under own initiative.