Business Excellence Coordinator

Business Excellence Coordinator

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.

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.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the student debt program, and 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.

This position will support the Operational Excellence and Operations teams to implement and enable the sustainment of Continuous Improvement tools and systems within Amplatzer Operations in Plymouth, MN.

This position will also assist the Business Excellence (BEx) Manager and BEx engineers in the development and implementation of LEAN tools and processes across the Site. Coordinate, execute and document ongoing recurring LEAN tasks which support the Site LEAN projects and metrics.

What You'll Work On

• Coordinate and support LEAN (Process Flow Map and/or 5S) audit schedules throughout the Site and their development in new areas.
• Complete standard work and labor analysis resulting in publication of approved Process Flow Maps (PFM) and make recommendations of process improvements based on coherent and compelling data analysis incorporating also innovative thinking while ensuring standardized work.
• Assist the BEx Manager and BEx Engineers in developing and executing action plans to achieve departmental goals.
• Assist the BEx Manager and BEx Engineers in developing and executing action plans to drive cultural changes towards implementation of LEAN and Operational Excellence guiding principles.
• Support Operations areas in adherence to appropriate PFM, and provide adequate guidance and education where needed.
• Support project plans preparation by using Project Management (PM) and DMAIC tools with appropriate staff and working teams to define necessary activities to complete the projects.
• Support project execution by completing tasks assigned, tracking to project plans and identifying risks.
• Conduct training where appropriate on LEAN tools.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED
• Minimum 2 years of business experience in a professional environment.
• Must be fluent with multiple applications, preferably Microsoft Suite Application.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor Degree

The base pay for this position is $23.25 $46.55 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.