About Abbott
At Abbott, you will play a crucial role in helping 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 lives of people in more than 160 countries. At Abbott, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
About the Role
We are looking for a performance-driven professional with a solid background in Operational or Business Excellence and hands-on experience managing soft services within a manufacturing environment. This includes critical support functions such as cleaning, preventive maintenance, pest control, and general facilities upkeep. The ideal candidate combines process optimization skills with an engineering mindset and has a deep understanding of the unique challenges and regulatory expectations associated with soft services in a production setting.
LOCATIONS: Ireland OR Netherlands & Germany
Key Responsibilities
1. Drive continuous improvement initiatives across soft service operations, ensuring alignment with
2. OPEX/BEX principles
3. Optimize cleaning, sanitation, and facility maintenance processes to improve efficiency, compliance, and cost-effectiveness
4. Develop and implement KPIs to monitor performance of soft services vendors and internal teams
5. Lead audits, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning for deviations in facility hygiene and maintenance standards
6. Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, HSE, and procurement teams to ensure integrated service delivery
7. Lead or support cross-functional projects related to facility upgrades, service outsourcing, or cost reduction
8. Ensure compliance with GMP, EHS, and other relevant regulatory frameworks
9. Provide training and coaching on lean tools and continuous improvement methodologies
Key Requirements
10. Degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related technical field
11. 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing environments, with a focus on soft services (cleaning, maintenance, sanitation, etc.)
12. Proven track record applying OPEX/BEX or Lean methodologies in facility or support service contexts
13. Strong understanding of regulatory requirements for soft services in GMP or high compliance industries
14. Exceptional stakeholder engagement and vendor management skills
Preferred Skills
15. Lean Six Sigma certification (Green or Black Belt)
16. Experience working with outsourced service providers or managing service-level agreements (SLAs)
17. Familiarity with CMMS, CAFM, or other facility management tools
18. Knowledge of ISO standards, GMP, EHS, or similar compliance frameworks
19. Identify and implement cost optimization opportunities within soft services, such as analyzing and improving cleaning effectiveness using metrics like cost per square meter, labor efficiency, and material utilization
WHAT CAN WE OFFER
Abbott provides a varied, challenging, and international position in a dynamic and pleasant working environment. In our organization, you can count on excellent primary and secondary benefits, a positive working atmosphere, a personal growth plan, extensive training opportunities and good career perspective. We are in the business of advancement, both in health solutions and in the lives and careers of our employees. Our work across the world and in many areas of healthcare provides a rich environment for our employees to explore career paths, interests and opportunities.
Apply today and Do Work That Matters.