About Us
At Abbott, we are committed to helping 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.
We have been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serve the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices, and nutritional products.
Career Opportunities
We are currently recruiting for Manufacturing Technicians across areas such as Surface Mount Technology, E Beam, Packing, and Puck.
Your Role
In this role, you will provide technical support relating to equipment utilized in the manufacturing areas by repairing, maintaining, or modifying production equipment utilizing technical expertise, technical manuals, schematic drawings, precision tools, and test equipment.
You will utilize data reports on equipment and systems to generate improvement initiatives, monitor machine output on the shift to ensure all cells are running to cycle time, and meet specific OEE targets.
Your Responsibilities
1. Conducting scheduled maintenance, diagnosing, and troubleshooting faults, and undertaking repairs.
2. Selecting, engaging, and working with outside contractors.
3. Performing the most complex skilled maintenance and repair such as mechanical, pneumatics, and electrical systems.
4. Ability to interpret blueprints and schematics.
5. Good understanding of day-to-day operations for conveyors, depositors, p&p machines, and weighing machines.
6. Assisting in the compilation and presentation of technical feedback on engineering performance relating to yield output.
7. Leading on maintenance and/or process issues and working independently or as a team member.
8. Monitoring production processes, running diagnostic tests with products and equipment, and creating a comprehensive report for resolution methods.
9. Certifying and training manufacturing associates in the production processes.
10. Evaluating operating data to conduct online adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment.
11. Identifying and implementing corrective actions for manufacturing-related issues.
12. Installing and validating equipment and processes in the production area to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time following the established validation procedure.
What We Offer
An attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, family health insurance, life assurance, a fantastic new facility, and growing business plus access to many more benefits.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.