Job Description
About Abbott
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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products, including diagnostics, medical devices, and nutritionals products.
Abbott Ireland Nutrition Division Cootehill Cavan
Established in 1975, Abbott Nutrition in Ireland is the largest powder manufacturing facility to produce infant formulae within the Abbott Corporation worldwide. We have a secure supply of quality milk from approximately 1,000 dairy farms in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage risk to the achievement of an organization's strategic objectives in the areas of environmental health and safety, asset capability, quality, and production.
- Responsible for maintaining and improving the Engineering Department's Enterprise Excellence initiatives, including the 6S Program, Gemba Program, and Shingo methodology.
- Promote and foster a culture of continuous improvement across the Engineering Department.
- Act as a change agent implementing lean initiatives that are aligned with business strategies.
- Manage departmental and site-specific KPIs and reporting, including maintaining visual boards.
- Responsible for leading problem-solving activities, utilizing various improvement tools, including applicable training activities.
- Primary continuous improvement champion in the Engineering Department through the deployment of lean six sigma and other CI tools and techniques.
- Continue to build divisional/site awareness and engagement of Operational Excellence principles and methodologies through effective communication, education, and training.
- Deploy lean six sigma, change management tools, and methodologies to ensure project success, e.g., Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, DMAIC, etc.
- Maintain visual boards to provide clear and transparent linkage of performance, continuous improvement activity, and the Site Strategy Map.
- Track and report project status efficiently to all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Engineering/Science.
- 3 years of experience working in a manufacturing/engineering/science environment.
- Knowledge of an Automated Manufacturing Environment with a good solid understanding of FMCG.