Operational Excellence Specialist

Education:

· Completed secondary education or equivalent.

Experience:

· Demonstrated experience across Operations, Technical, Quality, and/or Financial environments.

· Strong communication, decision-making, facilitation, and collaborative leadership skills.

· Practical experience with modern manufacturing excellence tools & techniques, including Lean Six Sigma.

· Ability to perform data analysis using Excel; familiarity with basic Power BI dashboards and interpretation of trends/KPIs.

What We Offer

At Abbott, we believe in helping you bring your passion, ideas, and purpose to life. In return, we offer:

· A competitive salary and benefits package.

· A class-leading defined contribution pension scheme.

· Share ownership opportunities.

· A supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages career growth and development.

· Access to a wide range of wellness initiatives and employee engagement activities.

Join Abbott as an Operational Excellence Specialist - based in Witney

We have an exciting opportunity for an Operational Excellence Specialist to join our Product Return investigation team in Witney. In this role, you will act as a key change agent, driving Continuous Improvement (CI) activity across our Operational areas. You will help develop a culture of excellence by supporting teams with Lean Six Sigma tools, data-driven decision-making, and enhanced operational processes - all while maintaining and uplifting quality and compliance standards.

This position offers the exciting opportunity to assist in the set-up of a new facility at the Witney Campus. This new building allows the incumbent to help design lean principles into the facility and processes from day one.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about problem solving, process optimisation, and empowering teams to work smarter.

· Act as a Continuous Improvement change specialist, coaching colleagues on Lean principles, tools, and project execution.

· Responsible for the set-up, facilitation, and delivery of Lean training across the department.

· Develop and enhance Operational Excellence systems using structured PDCA methodology - including benchmarking, current state assessment, future state proposals, and implementation support.

· Deliver Operational Excellence initiatives that strengthen the departmental processes and elevate the departments OpEx maturity.

· Independently identify, lead, and execute small to medium improvement projects using DMAIC methodology.

· Manage project resources, timelines, risks, and milestones; present findings and outcomes to key stakeholders.

· Develop, deploy, and maintain digital tools (e.g., Power Apps) to improve operational visibility and efficiency.

· Facilitate meetings and workshops to drive engagement, alignment, and problem-solving.

Standard

Yes, 5 % of the Time

Responsibilities

Manufacturing

ADC Diabetes Care

United Kingdom > Witney : Production Facility

Not Applicable

Not Applicable