Abbott · 2 days ago
Sr Mfg Engineer, Third Party Manufacturing
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The primary responsibility of the TPM Operations Engineer is to monitor and escalate supplier performance while mitigating risks associated with new and existing third-party manufacturers globally. This role focuses on operational oversight, collaboration, and continuous improvement to ensure high performance across the business.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Operates within the TPM organizational goals and objectives, measures performance, and implements corrective actions when necessary. Provides guidance on root cause analysis
Responsible for initiating/facilitating/coordinating new and current product/component designs, design changes to achieve improved quality and cost ensuring supply continuity. Provide the leadership of identifying and developing reliable and cost effective manufacturing processes for all new and existing products/components manufactured by TPMs
Third Party management – Facilitate strategic process changes with cross- functional teams for supplier management and material risk mitigation. Project coordinator for assigned TPM impacted programs such as product transfers, continuous improvement initiatives, material changes, validation of new manufacturing process, etc., providing oversight and guidance to Supply Chain, Quality, and Regulatory functions to ensure uninterrupted product/component supply. Ensures approved projects are within budget
Become knowledgeable of TPM business, systems and processes through close work with Marketing, Quality Assurance, Engineering, R&D, Purchasing, Regulatory, Legal, Supply Chain, and Logistics. Ensure TPM governance is operated within to ensure clear roles and responsibilities, review process and metrics. Execute agreed strategies to address TPM performance issues
Evaluation and identification of technical manufacturing capabilities of current and future TPMs. Leads activities to close gaps where applicable. Provides subject matter expertise during due diligence assessments
Supports global supply chain, operations, and engineering to ensure commercial needs and requirements are met through effective and efficient TPM strategies. Leads internal project teams to successfully manage new manufacturing site start ups
Accountable to establish and maintain effective cross-functional communication and working relationships between Abbott and Supplier’s Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, R&D, Regulatory, etc., functions
Coordinates internal and external resources to address issues and ensure supply
Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Division policies and procedures
Evaluates cost / benefit of various financial scenarios and makes recommendations to management
Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements linked to manufacturing
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Minimum 5 years of experience
Proven history of delivering results and strong work ethic
Comfortable working in fast-paced environment with ownership and accountability for the entire supply chain
Experience in working across functional areas and possess an understanding of the various operational disciplines (i.e., Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, Purchasing, Supply Chain)
Strong oral and written presentation skills and ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience
Excellent problem solving and logical thinking skills
This position requires frequent travel to Third Party Manufacturers on short notice as business conditions demand
Passionate about their work and proven track record of delivering results
Strong negotiating and influencing skills
Preferred
Masters Degree (± 18 years)
Company
Abbott
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.79M2011-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $0.1M
2009-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $6.69M
1980-12-12IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Ford
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mike Peterson
Senior Vice President
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