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About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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.

• Health plan, life insurance, tuition, stock purchase plan, Asociación Solidarista, cafeteria subsidy, free parking lot, among others.

• 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 diverse, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Alajuela, Coyol location in the Vascular division that provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.

What You’ll Do

• Daily support to the manufacturing activities in order to meet established goals for safety, quality, cost and production.

• Based on key performance indicators data, such as yield, nonconforming material or Leadtime, takes action to maintain indicators under control.

• Uses statistical techniques to facilitate decision making and to draw conclusions from available data.

• Understands product cost components and its interactions, ie direct & indirect material costs, MUV, labor, overhead.

• Prepares product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

• Performs installation/validation activities for new or existent production lines, meeting regulatory requirements. That includes equipment, process, product and test method validations.

• Estimates validation activities cost and assures it is budgeted withing financial cycle.

• Identifies, selects, and purchases equipment/fixtures according to production requirements, due to obsolescence, redundancy or line capacity expansion.

• Has direct relation with vendors to define equipment suitability.

• Keeps equipment operational by coordinating calibration, maintenance and repair services; following manufacturer's instructions and established procedures; requesting special service when needed.

• Analyzes equipment data, trends, and performance to assure correct lifecycle management. Identifies and mitigates risks associated to equipment technical knowledge, spares availability and external technical service.

• Has knowledge and expertise on product requirements and specifications.

• 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.

• Assures that production lines output meet the specifications of the product.

• Has clear criteria of conforming/ non-conforming product and the test methods used for verifying conformance.

• Able to navigate and execute activities on manufacturing systems for example, update routers, BOM's or to generate new part numbers and ZFINs.

• Coordinates the activities related to new ZFIN's implementation.

• Maintains MP's current and compliant to regulations. Ensures practices at the manufacturing floor adhere to them.

• Supports DL's & IDL's training process.

• Leads local cross functional team activities. Supports global initiatives with other functions and sites (ie, RA, R&D, QA).

• Participates in the identification and investigation of Non-conforming products.

• Uses Root cause problem solving techniques to identify and eliminate causes, implements controls and define preventive activities.

• Leads or supports CAPA investigation processes, or exception documents such as complaints investigations.

• Identify and implement continuous improvement projects for any of the main key areas: safety, quality, production and cost, using the appropriate project management tools.

• May supervise and provide technical assistance to exempt and non-exempt personnel, being accountable for their correct training and performance management.

• Provides inputs for the departmental budget preparation.

Shift: Admin (Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

On-Site position

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related STEM field

• 4 years of related experience

• Advanced level of English

• Statistical techniques knowledge (DOE, SPC) is required.

• Computer software knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point).

• Willing to travel.

• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies. Such as lean manufacturing techniques, value stream mapping, or similar.

• Knowledge of FDA, GMP, and ISO guidelines is required.

• Experience leading validation plans for medical industry products and processes and leading root cause problem solving methodologies.

• Experience in project management.

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Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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