Engineering Technician I

at  Abbott Laboratories

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma and two years of qualifying experience - OR - Junior college (or apprenticeship) certification in their selected field.
• Six (6) years of related experience may be substituted for the two-year certificate. The six years may not be counted twice for both education and experience.
• Experience with technical troubleshooting and support of both new and aging Facilities, Utilities and Equipment (FUE).
• Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Must be capable of good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills to successfully interface with production, engineering staff, and various development and maintenance groups.
• Must be a self-starter, capable of organizing his/her work as well as the work of assigned Abbott technical persons, and or outside contractors.
• Must be capable of providing technical assistance in his/her selected area as well as recommend alternatives to the lead engineer or development person.
• Must be capable of providing training to production operators in the use of equipment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and know how to prioritize the workday to ensure deadlines are met.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on electrical or mechanical skills / experience out of any of the following manufacturing companies/industries, eg. medical device, medical diagnostics products, Defense/Aerospace, Aviation, Automotive, Food & Beverage, and/or Pharmaceutical
• Associate Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree
• Knowledge of PLC programming (e.g. Rockwell, or similar)
• Knowledge of CAD, AUTOCAD and/or Solidworks (reviewing, creating and approving drawings)
• Strong fluency in English and Spanish a plus
• Knowledge of Maximo and/or SAP
• Be familiar with tools within the Continuous Improvement (eg 6 Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, etc.) and participate in problem resolution
• ‘Out-of-the-box’ thinking and problem solving

Please refer the Job description for details