Have you ever wanted to make a difference?
At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott Ireland
In Ireland, Abbott employs around 6,000 people across ten sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.
Diabetes Care Kilkenny
Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the FreeStyle Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones. This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.
At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:
As the Senior Controls Engineer you will address intricate problem-solving situations that may involve conflicting design specifications, the inadequacy of traditional materials, and the need for effective coordination. You will design, implement and maintain processes that help manufacturers increase productivity.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage and execute engineering modifications to optimize processes and outcomes.
2. Design and direct engineering studies and experiments aimed at improving system functionality.
3. Evaluate issues and analyse their repercussions on projects and workflows.
4. Define design and process specifications that meet project objectives.
5. Ensure all documentation adheres to established company protocols for clarity and compliance.
6. Manage and execute engineering modifications to optimize processes and outcomes.
7. Design and direct engineering studies and experiments aimed at improving system functionality.
8. Evaluate issues and analyse their repercussions on projects and workflows.
9. Define design and process specifications that meet project objectives.
10. Ensure all documentation adheres to established company protocols for clarity and compliance.
Education and Experience
11. Minimum NFQ level 7 qualification in Industry Automation, Mechatronics, Computer science, Electrical engineering or equivalent experience
12. 4+ years engineering or operational experience
13. Good communication skills.
14. Strong Problem Solving skills.
What we Offer
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
15. Family health insurance,
16. Excellent pension scheme
17. Life assurance
18. Career Development
19. Fantastic new facility
20. Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.