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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 114,000 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 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

+ Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

+ An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

+ Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 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

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a **Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering and Distribution** . This position will work onsite in our **Temecula, CA** manufacturing facility. This role is responsible for the development and implementation of manufacturing and process development activities to meet production schedules, quality standards, and cost objectives in a regulatory environment. The role will prioritize production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply. This individual plans and administers procedures and budgets, both operational and capital. They will select and develop personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the production function. This position identifies and executes continuous improvement opportunities, and manufactures product for clinical trials/experimental trials and saleable product.

What You'll Work On

+ Develop, establish, and maintain operational objectives and assignments.

+ Responsible for the activities to manufacture product to design requirements, FDA guidelines and operating procedures.

+ Driven by and understanding of schedules, quality, and costs.

+ Develop key performance indices, set goals and develop plans for continuous improvement in quality, cost, employee performance, and maintains a high level of employee safety.

+ Manage financial costs and look for cost effective solutions.

+ Develop a high performance team.

+ Advise and assist the Director of Manufacturing in general areas of manufacturing.

+ Assist in audits of potential contract manufacturing facilities.

+ Participate in new product design and development reviews and design control activities effecting manufacturing.

+ Accountable for production of commercial and development builds.

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

+ Minimum of 10 years of related work experience

+ Knowledge of regulations and standards of medical devices.

+ Manufacturing experience with companies engaged in the manufacture of high quality, FDA regulated products

+ Proven leadership skills, results oriented, highly collaborative, team player, and self-starter who can operate in a fast-paced environment.

+ Experience in state-of-the-art, multi-step, high volume, process control manufacturing and process development.

+ Experience with ISO 9001/CE Mark requirements.

+ Manufacturing management experience in manufacturing planning, documented systems, GMP, and quality.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Experience in implementing strategic roadmaps and change using performance data in Supply Chain analysis and tradeoffs in manufacturing, sterilization and labeling. Understands vision and strategy (create and sell).

+ Proactive in identifying GMI and efficiencies in a high-volume warehouse environment.

+ Experience in lean manufacturing and implementing automated solutions in the warehouse.

+ Experience in engineering roles within proximity of Manufacturing and Quality Functions.

+ Strong financial acumen -ability to develop Plan/LBE cycles, Budget experience.

+ Ability to negotiate / partner-up with Abbott affiliates, manufacturing sites, Quality, IT & commercial to change behaviors.

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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 , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is $127,300.00 – $254,700.00. 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 [email protected]