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Abbott Laboratories

Operational Excellence Specialist

IL, United States

The base pay for this position is $50,700.00 – $101,300.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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Pay: The base pay for this position is $50,700.00 – $101,300.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Closing date: Nov 7, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 29, 2026

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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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

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.
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU 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 is not a remote opportunity
Qualified candidates must currently live in the Chicagoland area.

The Operational Excellence Specialist supports initiatives that improve performance, productivity, quality, and customer service through data-driven problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies. Working closely with the Operational Excellence Leader, this entry-level role assists with Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other improvement projects while promoting a culture of operational excellence across the organization.

What You’ll Work On

Support the planning, execution, and sustainment of continuous improvement initiatives.
Assist with process analysis, root cause investigations, process mapping, and corrective actions.
Promote the use of Lean tools and techniques, including standard work, 5S, visual management, and problem-solving methods.
Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and visual management tools to improve data understanding and performance tracking.
Participate in process observations to identify waste, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
Partner with cross-functional teams to drive operational improvements and best practice sharing.
Support employee engagement, training, and continuous improvement activities.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance the employee and customer experience.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree In Engineering, Business, Operations or Science
Minimum 2 years in operations, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, supply chain, engineering, project management, or a related field

Associate’s degree and 6 plus years in operations, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, supply chain, engineering, project management, or a related field

HS/GED degree and 8 plus years in operations, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, supply chain, engineering, project management, or a related field
Working knowledge of improvement tools and methodologies.
Highly motivated process thinker that drives customer focused solutions.
Strong organization and problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively with undefined
Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment
Exposure to Continuous Improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or process undefined
Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects
Strong verbal and written communications with the ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization

Preferred Qualifications

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt or Green Belt certification.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel; knowledge and undefined

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

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $50,700.00 – $101,300.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

DIVISION:

CRLB Core Lab

LOCATION:

United States > North Chicago : K02

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday) Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

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