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.
• 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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Zona Franca Coyol, Alajuela location in the Structural Heart Division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

As the Engineering Manager, you’ll have the chance to manage the planning and completion of manufacturing engineering activities in order to meet production goals, while enhancing product quality and productivity.

What You’ll Do

• 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.
• Periodically reviews and analyzes KPI's data and trends
• Understands financial structure of the organization and its interactions with results.
• Uses product cost structure knowledge to identify risks and opportunities.
• Utilizes KPI's information to provide inputs for the financial cycle (LBE).
• Assures financial results are according to budget.
• Looks for and applies industry best practices related to equipment and process qualification.
• Assures manufacturing lines have equipment requirements fulfilled according to production plan.
• Allocates capital according to company policies.
• Assures maintenance budget is executed and maintained within reasonable variance.
• Uses historical data to drive future equipment selection.
• 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.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree. Engineering.
• 7 years manufacturing/process development experience, with minimum 5 years people management.
• Willing to travel
• Computer software knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Experience with statistical techniques (e.g., DOE, SPC).
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies. Such as lean manufacturing techniques, value stream mapping, or similar.
• Solid knowledge of GMP, ISO regulations.
• Experience leading validation plans for medical industry products and processes and leading root cause problem solving methodologies.
• Experience in project management involving coordination of cross functional teams.
• Performance management.
• Fully Bilingual English /Spanish

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years prior experience in medical device manufacturing preferred.

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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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