ABOUT ABBOTT
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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs around 6000 people across ten sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, Sligo and Kilken and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.
Abbott Diabetes Care Division, Donegal
The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle precision, FreeStyle lite and FreeStyle libre system
About the job:
The successful candidate is chiefly responsible for carrying out direct operations in material handling and manufacturing, thereby ensuring the site delivers safe and effective products that meet customer needs whilst maintaining compliance. This role will work across a continental shift pattern rotating between days and nights.
Major responsibilities include;
1. Performing data entry, receiving inventory and cycle counting
2. Meeting customer requirements through the arrival and transfer of material in a timely and accurate manner
3. Improving environmental, health and safety performance in the plant
4. Operating production equipment
5. Writing/providing input for operating procedures
6. Computer data inputting
Education and experience required:
7. Educated with a second level qualification, similar experience an advantage.