Manager Supplier Quality Engineering

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:

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• 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.
• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

The Opportunity

We are currently hiring for a Supplier Quality Engineering Manager to be based in our Plymouth, MN location. This role will haver responsibilities for Provide Process/Quality Engineering support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of highest quality product to the customer. Provide Quality Engineering support to product development teams, manufacturing teams helping to ensure high quality products.

What You’ll Work On

• Ensure all policies and processes are followed and monitor compliance to appropriate regulatory standards.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• Identifies and drives continuous quality improvement and lean processes in the areas of responsibility.
• Possesses strong communication skills and is able to adjust style to respective audience (managers, peers, customers, executives, etc.). Makes decisions: Utilizes good judgment and makes timely decisions which consider the facts and data at hand. Knows when to escalate to management and presents possible resolutions. Takes personal responsibility to resolve issues.
• Foster a department culture of continuous improvement.
• Provides routine department status updates to management.
• Contracts staffing as necessary to meet department objectives and identified demands.
• Influences Outcomes: Influences others to support a course of action and to incorporate quality concepts in all activities; appropriately uses authority; influences activities without reliance on formal authority; and communicates unpopular decisions in a realistic but favorable light
• Confronts Issues: Raises issues that block the achievement of individual and team performance; voices opinions and concerns without waiting to be asked; and attempts to establish areas of difference as well as areas of common interest. Actively promotes conflict resolution.
• Advises planning for department resource needs.
• Effectively communicate with and provide support to other departments as necessary.
• Develops and maintains a competent work group through effective hiring, communications, recognition, performance feedback and development.
• Monitors, directs, and prioritizes staff workload to ensure business objectives are met
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Provides staff interface and technical support of internal audits, regulatory body audits, and inspections as well as any inquiries.
• Contributes to establishing department goals, objectives, and accountabilities.
• Responsible for supplier metrics for business unit reviews
• Motivate team to achieve results.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated work experienced with Supplier Engineer responsibilities
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization
• 2+ years in a leadership/direct supervision role
• 8+ years of related work experience in a similar role within a regulated industry
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences, or related discipline
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in a geographically diverse, matrixed organization
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Sciences, or related discipline
• Medical device experience

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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.

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