**About Abbott**
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
**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 will have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Private medical insurance, cafeteria subsidy, stock program, and employee association, among others
- 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 diverse, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
**The Opportunity**
This position works out of our Alajuela, Coyol location in the Vascular division that provides innovative, mínimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.
**What You'll Do**
- Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
- Leads tactical process improvement projects on-site or at the divisional level.
- Delivers tactical results in conjunction with site goals and objectives.
- Evaluate business processes and determine initiatives that will yield greater productivity and efficiency to enable growth.
- Acts as a cross-functional change agent to drive and sustain measurable BPI for the division.
- Act as mentor, role model, and coach in the implementation of BEx best practices and standards.
**Shift: Admin (Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm)**
**On-Site position**
**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or a technical discipline.
- _ Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish) _
- **At least 6+ years** of experience in Manufacturing with involvement in delivering results for BPI initiatives, Continuous Improvement Process, Proven ability to facilitate cross-functional change, Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Experience.
Preferable:
Knowledge in Shingo Business Excellence Model.
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 Employer, committed to employee diversity.