Industrial engineer

$57,300 - $114,700/Yr

Abbott Laboratories - Columbus, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Columbus, OH

10,001+ employees

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. This position works out of our Columbus, OH location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands - including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® - to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. Columbus, Ohio, is Abbott's first manufacturing facility in the world, making us a leader in science-backed nutrition products. Working here, you'll be part of a family that works together. The Sr. Business Process Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining components of an Operational Excellence (OpEx) program. The program utilizes methodologies and tools such as Lean Six Sigma, value stream mapping, visual management, and change management to drive continuous improvement and create a lean culture. This role provides technical leadership and facilitation of the overall Project Management Office (PMO) at the site. Responsible to lead and execute Lean Six Sigma projects within the business unit and effectively coordinate other project improvement teams. Project leadership includes identifying opportunities, coaching sponsors in the writing of effective project charters, financially justifying projects, launching project teams, using project management to manage team activities, leading teams to execute projects with the problem-solving methodology, tracking project status and results, removing and elevating project barriers, and developing team members. It is also critical to identify integration issues with other projects/processes and coordinate the improvements with the appropriate project/process owners to accomplish the project goals. Active support of the OpEx strategy in the plant, with the primary focus of running the site PMO, facilitation of the necessary activities to meet site cost improvement targets and building the necessary project pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain components of the Operational Excellence (OpEx) program.
• Utilize methodologies and tools such as Lean Six Sigma, value stream mapping, visual management, and change management to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership and facilitation of the overall Project Management Office (PMO) at the site.
• Lead and execute Lean Six Sigma projects within the business unit and coordinate other project improvement teams.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and coach sponsors in writing effective project charters.
• Financially justify projects and launch project teams.
• Manage team activities using project management methodologies.
• Lead teams to execute projects with problem-solving methodologies and track project status and results.
• Remove and elevate project barriers and develop team members.
• Identify integration issues with other projects/processes and coordinate improvements with project/process owners.
• Support the OpEx strategy in the plant and facilitate activities to meet site cost improvement targets.
• Identify and validate cost improvement projects and define OpEx goals and project plans.
• Assist the organization in understanding metrics and measurements impacting total performance.
• Extract data from various systems and perform data/statistical analyses to identify opportunities.
• Complete value stream mapping and process optimization studies.
• Act as a change agent and help team members learn and grow within a continuous improvement culture.
• Communicate OpEx briefings to senior leadership teams.
• Drive benchmarking and sharing of best practices internally and with other Abbott locations worldwide.
• Incorporate OpEx practices into systems, processes, and protocols.
• Deliver training on lean tools and OpEx initiatives.
• Coach and support Green Belt candidates on proper use of tools and improvement processes.
• Lead Kaizen events and ensure project metrics and timelines are reported in a timely manner.
• Partner with other functions within Abbott Nutrition to maximize opportunities for improvements and build a sustainable OpEx program across the Supply Chain.
• Identify, collect, monitor, and report critical OpEx metrics as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or Science.
• 4-6 years of demonstrated success in applying continuous improvement / lean / Six Sigma tools.
• 4-6 years of experience in manufacturing operations and business improvement.
• Change Management experience.
• Project management and team leadership experience essential.
• Demonstrated performance in delivering results.
• Exceptional analytical skills.
• Highly motivated process thinker that drives customer-focused solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and group facilitation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Certification or equivalent working knowledge of improvement tools and methodologies.
• Black Belt Certification.
• Industrial Engineering experience.
• Fluency with PowerBI and PowerApps.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs starting day 1.
• 120 hours of accrued vacation plus vacation buy program and personal days.
• 10 paid holidays and a retiree healthcare program.
• Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match.
• Tuition reimbursement and the Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit for obtaining a bachelor's degree.