Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Manufacturing Engineer Manager

The Manufacturing Engineer Manager will provide support to the Manufacturing organization to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, to optimize existing processes, and to ensure that production goals are met. Monitors performance of equipment, machines and tools and corrects equipment problems or process parameters that produce non-conforming products, low yields or product quality issues. Interfaces with Research and Development organizations to integrate new products or processes into the existing manufacturing area.

Main Responsibilities:

• Implements a staffing plan by identifying resource requirements, writing justifications for additional personnel, obtaining approval for changes, and coordinating the selection process with Human Resources.
• Develops direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, applying progressive disciplinary action as appropriate and conducting formal written and verbal performance reviews.
• Monitors daily work operations and provides direction and guidance to lower-level supervisors, experienced exempt employees, or skilled nonexempt staff to achieve unit or project goals.
• Interacts with internal and external customers, by meeting regularly, responding to requests and explaining procedures.
• Interprets and executes policies that affect work processes and personnel within the assigned organizational unit.
• Contributes to the development of operational policies and procedures that affect personnel within the assigned organizational unit.
• Monitors compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, EEO regulations etc).
• Monitors internal and external indicators by reviewing reports and newsletters, reading organizational literature, meeting with peers and reading departmental reports.
• Contributes to the development and monitoring of area budget through regular analysis of cost and spending.
• Influence/Leadership-Promotes the attainment of group goals by selecting, motivating, and training capable staff. Provides leadership to assigned units by communicating and providing guidance towards achieving group objectives.
• Planning/Organization-Schedules human and material resources within a group or section in conjunction with near-term plans to ensure their availability; carries out operations within an established budget.
• Decision Making/Impact-Assignments are expressed in the form of tasks and objectives; generally makes day-to-day decisions within established guidelines regarding work processes or schedules in order to achieve the program objectives established by senior management; consequences of erroneous decisions would normally result in serious delays to assigned projects or operations with substantial expenditure of time, human resources, and funds, without jeopardizing future business activity.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) in a related field (OR) An equivalent combination of education and work experience

Masters Degree (± 18 years) preferred

Experience/Background:

Minimum 9 years or related work experience.

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 - $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com