Senior Engineering Manager

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.Abbott IrelandIn Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.Diabetes Care KilkennyOur new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the FreeStyle Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones. This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.  Please note we are building a talent pipeline for a Senior Engineering Manager position due to start in late 2024 MAINRESPONSIBILITIESProvideleadershipand direction to team (Technical,Operationsand Quality) to enhance theperformance in the delivery of supply of Freestyle Libre family of products are supply to the market on time and in full.Work with Operations managementa to ensureconsistencyof approach to building products.Act as key technical interface between both internal and external stakeholders.Manage multiple complex projects in parallel across multiple locations withcross functional, cross companyteamsIdentify and delivery CI Projects.Develops and manages anOperationsCommunication strategyto provide regular updates to Managementwith respect to project statusDevelopsstrategic visionfor the delivery of complexengineeringprojects, reducing time to market and improving RFTperformanceCreate and maintainKPIsfor the Manufacturing to ensure thatprocess improvementactivities are directedcorrectlyReview and agreeengineeringresource levels to ensure continuity ofserviceCreate adevelopmentculture where staff are encouraged and empowered to develop as recognised industrySMEsCoach and Mentor team members onperformanceanddevelopmentneeds.Responsible for developing, maintaining andpromotinggood workingrelationshipwithin the group.Responsible for ensuring that the Departmentquality systemis implemented and that its effectiveness is maintained (e.g. Training Records, closure of ER/CAPAs, DM PM activities). Manage the metric for Work Order completion to ensure target levels are achieved.Experience/BackgroundMinimum NFQ Level 7 Qualification in Engineering/Science/Manufacturing or related discipline.Strong knowledgeofdesigncontrol,validationinaGMPenvironment.Proven track record of managing and successfully delivering complex projects.Demonstratetheabilitytomanagecrossfunctionalrelationshipsincluding externalstakeholders.Experienceintheimprovementandoptimisationofahighlycomplexhighvolumesautomationequipment.Aprovenproblemsolverwhocansetclearstrategyandprioritise. A provenability to communicateeffectively at all levels.AbilitytotakepromptactiontoaccomplishobjectivesandtoworkunderowninitiativeWhat we OfferAttractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such asFamily health insurance,Excellent pension schemeLife assuranceCareer DevelopmentFantastic new facilityGrowing business plus access to many more benefits.Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.