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. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

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. Approximately 1,000 dairy farms in Ireland and Northern Ireland supply quality milk to the Cootehill facility which processes 500,000 litres per day. This secure supply together with Ireland’s reputation as a green, clean environment is of significant strategic importance to Abbott Nutrition.

Primary Function / Goals / Objectives

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 & improving the Engineering Department’s Enterprise Excellence initiatives including but not limited to the following; 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 KPI’s 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 & techniques.
  
• Continue to build divisional/site awareness and engagement of Operational Excellence principles and methodologies through effective communication, education & 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.
  

Education Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Engineering/Science
  

Knowledge

• 3 years experience working in a manufacturing/engineering/science environment .
  
• Knowledge of an Automated Manufacturing Environment with a good solid understanding of FMCG