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Quality Excellence Manager - Sturgis, MI Plant

Quality Excellence Manager - Sturgis, MI Plant

Abbott LaboratoriesSturgis, MI, US
9 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

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.

Job Title : Quality Excellence Manager

Working at Abbott

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. You’ll also have access to :

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
  • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Sturgis, MI 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.

For over 70 years, Abbott’s Sturgis, Mich. , has been impacting its community while producing products that provide essential nutrition to millions of families around the world. Working here, you’ll feel part of a family that is dedicated to making a difference and helping others.

What You'll Work On

  • Lead the development of new business approaches and concepts to maximize efficiencies and drive business performance.
  • Lead and implement key strategic projects that will significantly improve margin and drive business outcomes for the site.
  • Develops an implementation plan, conducts risk assessments, estimates and verifies financial benefits and develops contingency plans to accommodate unforeseen events.
  • Recognizes and removes barriers to project completion. Recognizes the broader implications of actions and proposals on the overall business.
  • Have a practical knowledge of the manufacturing processes and equipment capabilities at the site of support.
  • Establishes standard approaches for productivity, and quality metrics / measurements (KPIs) to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness and develop data visualization tools / dashboards to drive operational performance – then drive this understanding throughout the site.
  • Owns, communicates, educates and facilitates the site Continuous Improvement (CI) Projects / Objectives :
  • Mentor / train key stakeholders in the use and practice of continuous improvement methodologies and tools. (Lean, value stream mapping, six-sigma, Kaizen, Focused Problem Solving).
  • Assist in selecting, scoping, prioritizing, and executing CI projects
  • Estimate and verify financial benefits of CI projects
  • Acts as the change agent by helping employees learn, understand, adjust and grow within the continuous improvement culture
  • Assesses current processes and standard workflow and identifies process improvement opportunities utilizing organizational, analytical, Lean and six sigma problem solving methodologies.
  • Thinks strategically to anticipate future issues and challenges and create appropriate plans now, using proactive approaches.
  • Demonstrates analytical capability to find systemic issues to root cause, and create actions plans to mitigate, close and / or eliminate.
  • Drives the change management necessary to implement effective programs.
  • Lead both direct employees and indirect teams of employees :
  • Solicit the cooperation of a diverse group of disciplines and functions in a tactful and persuasive manner.
  • Organize and lead cross functional teams and align team members to management's vision.
  • You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

    Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree BA / BS : Engineering, Business, Operations or Science
  • Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt required
  • Minimum 4 years of demonstrated success in applying Continuous Improvement / OpEx tools
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in manufacturing operations, business improvement, quality systems and / or other areas related to project management
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Six Sigma Black Belt
  • PMP Certification
  • Knowledge of applicable standards for a regulated environment
  • In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

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  • 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

    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 and Military / Veteran friendly 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 $97,300.00 – $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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