About Us
At Abbott, you have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
Our Company
We are a global healthcare leader with a diverse portfolio of life-changing technologies. Our products and services span diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
Our Location
We have a presence in Ireland with over 6,000 employees across ten sites, including manufacturing facilities in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, and Sligo.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Controls Engineering Team Lead to join our team at our new Diabetes Care facility in Kilkenny, Ireland.
This role will involve managing a team of engineers responsible for sourcing, qualification, production support, and maintenance of Automated Manufacturing Equipment and their underlying control systems.
As the Controls Engineering Team Lead, you will be a subject matter expert for all machine controls systems, including PLCs, HMIs, Line Controllers, SCADA Systems, Interface Systems, and machine control devices.
Responsibilities
* Manage a team of controls, systems, and vision engineers
* Provide technical leadership on all controls engineering topics
* Support in-production Automated Manufacturing Equipment
* Troubleshoot and solve problems with processes and hardware
* Plan preventive maintenance of controls systems
* Coordinate with others to investigate problems and implement solutions
* Provide technical assistance as needed by internal customers
* Manage relations with vendors
* Define performance metrics
* SUPPORT QUALIFICATION AND VALIDATION ACTIVITIES
* Lead projects to specify and implement new processes and process improvements
Requirements
* Level 7 NFQ qualification in Automation, Mechatronics, Computer science, Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering or equivalent experience
* 6+ years of experience in a similar position
* Experience managing teams and projects
* Experience with Allen Bradley Controllogix PLCs and Siemens TIA portal
* Experience with developing users and system requirements specifications
* Experience in controls system development and deployment
* Experience in software testing, verification, and validation
* Experience with supporting manufacturing systems
* Excellent problem-solving skills
* Experience with controlling and implementing software changes
* Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate information from varied disciplines and work within a highly regulated environment
What We Offer
* Competitive salary: €80,000 - €110,000 per annum
* Family health insurance
* Excellent pension scheme
* Life assurance
* Career development opportunities
* Fantastic new facility
* Growing business with access to many more benefits