Labeling Specialist

Title: Labeling Specialist

Location: Pleasanton, CA

Duration: 12 Month

100% Onsite

Summary:

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Description:

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Heart Failure division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

We are seeking an experienced, high caliber Manufacturing Engineer onsite at our Pleasanton, CA location. This position will support labeling and packaging manufacturing processes in order to meet program milestones for the Labeling and Packaging Engineering team in the Heart Failure division.

Responsibility:

• Drive projects related to labeling or packaging initiatives including scheduling and leading cross functional reviews.
• Execute change orders in the Windchill product lifecycle management software impacting manufacturing process documentation, product BOM structure, product/component specification changes & improvements.
• Update manufacturing, packaging, and labeling processes to meet production demands while enhancing productivity and product quality.
• Support equipment maintenance and resolve production downtime for label printers and heat-sealing packaging equipment.
• Design and release labeling specifications. Lead label cross functional reviews to gather all pertinent information in compliance with Abbott and recognized regulatory standards.
• Author process validation protocols and reports. Including but not limited to equipment IQ, process OQ, process PQ, and product PPQ.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Education & Qualification Required:

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of relevant engineering experience
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail

Preferred Qualification:

• Previous experience in label design work, with preference in any of the following labeling design systems: Bartender, enlabel, Loftware. Integration with SAP ERP systems.
• Design experience in the Adobe Acrobat Create Suite, namely Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and/or Photoshop.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k) 

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs