Help People Live More Fully at All Stages of Their Lives
At Abbott, we are a global healthcare leader with a portfolio of life-changing technologies that spans the spectrum of healthcare. Our businesses and products include diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
We employ 113,000 colleagues who have a daily impact on the lives of people in more than 160 countries.
In Ireland, we have around 6,000 employees across ten sites. Our manufacturing facilities are located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, Sligo, and Kilkenny. We also have commercial, support operations, and shared services in Dublin and Galway.
New Manufacturing Facility in Kilkenny
The new facility reflects the growing demand for our global Diabetes Care products. It will be a center for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live their best lives.
This is How You Can Make a Difference
As Facilities Manager, you will lead the strategic direction and execution of hard and soft services for the Abbott Kilkenny manufacturing site. This includes facility planning, management, design, construction, maintenance, budgeting, and coordination of projects.
Responsibilities:
1. Plan future facility activities, budgets, projects, and day-to-day site operations.
2. Sources and maintains all relevant facilities equipment and services, including cost, schedule, and performance.
3. Evaluate sustained reliability of Plant facilities, including maintenance, repair, and improvement of Site facilities.
4. Identify opportunities for new technology and drive continuous improvement.
5. Maintain data management methods, procedures, and reports for all facilities functions.
6. Support investigations and report on implementation of CAPAs assigned to the process area.
7. Contribute to the design of SOPs, protocols, specifications, and validation documentation.
8. Improve plant's Environmental, Health, and Safety performance.
9. Direct, train, and develop the Facilities team.
Requirements and Experience:
1. 10 years relevant experience in similar industry.
2. Degree Qualified in Engineering or related degree.
3. Strong background in Facilities Management, preferably in regulated environment.
4. Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and facilities management software/tools.
5. Lean six sigma qualification (desirable) green belt or black belt.
6. Strong problem-solving skills.
7. Communication and influencing skills.
What We Offer:
A competitive package that includes benefits such as family health insurance, life assurance, and access to many more benefits.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.