MitraClip Operations Coordinator I

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Job description

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.

MitraClip Operations Coordinator

Divisional Information

Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 .

Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 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 diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Menlo Park, CA, location in the Structural Heart Business (SH).

Main Purpose of Role

Assist the supervisor in developing action plans to hit required output. Performs production reviews to ensure high level of quality before releasing product. As necessary, assembles MitraClip device subassemblies and finished goods in accordance with approved manufacturing procedures. Performs a wide variety of assembly operations including heavy microscopy use, soldering, complex gluing operations, fusing of materials, precise loading/alignment of components, and numerous inspections in accordance with complex manufacturing process instructions.

What You'll Work On

Understands requirements related to unplanned events and equipment issues

Able to navigate resources as needed to remediate compliance issues

Demonstrates complete understanding of procedures within functional group

Understands when issues need to be elevated to quality engineering

Able to communicate Abbott Quality Policy

Identify potential Quality System gaps, communicate to Engineering, and remediate as appropriate

Shows good decision-making skills

Shows consideration of options and use of tools with some direction. E.g. data analysis, lessons learned

Receptive to constructive feedback and learns from mistakes

Communicates Safety concerns to CER Leadership

Ensures Daily Schedule has operators rotate stations every 4 hours

Designates a daily Stretch Lead and ensures consistency and adherence among line members

Understands or seeks out task priorities and complete tasks on schedule with minimal Supervisor guidance

Identifies opportunities for improvement and documents request appropriately (CO/BM Tracker etc.)

Advocates improvement and collaborates with other functional groups

Documents vacation requests in Vacation/OOO HC tracker

Understands OOO requirements on line (i.e. 2 or less HC OOO per line on a given shift).

Able to interface among groups efficiently with Supervisor guidance. Knows "who is who", where to go, how to present the proposed changes and get buy-in from other groups

Achieves standard work for a minimum of 7-8 stations

Documents issues on DBTH tracker

Documents information on hourly tracking forms for Lead

Takes initiative of WIP management of line

Operates independently with minimal oversight

Creates eLHR traveler as needed

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma / GED

Minimum 4 years overall and industry-specific experience needed.

Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:

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.

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The base pay for this position is $19.85 - $39.65 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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