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Manufacturing Engineer

LocationSt Jude Medical Dr, Little Canada, MN 55117, USA
Work TypeContract/Temp
Positions1 Position
Salary RangeUS$37 - 42 per hour
Published At:10 hours ago
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Category: Engineering & Scientific, Engineering

Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: St. Paul, MN

Duration: 11 Month

100% On-Site

Job Summary:

Support manufacturing growth by driving process improvements, optimizing space utilization, improving material flow, supporting new product introductions, and leading continuous improvement initiatives within a medical device manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead projects involving new equipment, process improvements, cost reduction, and new product introductions.
  • Optimize manufacturing space, facility layout, material storage, and material flow.
  • Support new product launches by determining equipment, staffing, storage, and space requirements.
  • Drive Lean initiatives using 5S, value stream mapping, process mapping, time studies, capacity modeling, and Kaizen events.
  • Lead RCPS, CAPA, Lean Six Sigma, and DMAIC improvement projects.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve productivity, quality, efficiency, standardization, and lead times.
  • Ensure compliance with FDA, OSHA, QMS, EMS, and company requirements.

Required Qualification:

  • Engineering, Technical degree, or equivalent experience.
  • 3-5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, leadership, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Preferred Qualification:

  • Medical device manufacturing experience.
  • Medical device capital equipment experience.
  • Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, DMAIC, 5S, and CAPA methodologies.

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.

  • Published on 06 Oct 2026, 10:29 PM