ABOUT ABBOTT

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 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs around 6,000 people across ten sites. We have seven manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, Kilkenny and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

EDUCATION REQUIRED

• Have a recognized apprenticeship in the Mechanical field.
• Senior or junior trades certificates in Mechanical craft.

KNOWLEDGE

• An ability to read diagrams/drawings and troubleshoot equipment.
• Six months on the job experience.
• Ability to work on platforms, scaffolding & ladders.
• Good mental ability to logically follow a line of though for problem solving.
• Computer Skills
• Competent in Packing processes.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• To support the plant in all Business Excellence activities.
• To maintain Plant and Equipment at Optimum performance and provide utilities to Manufacturing Department and General Plant to achieve organizational annual plan.
• Minimize downtime in production areas.
• Independently creates work plans, and can complete work with little to no supervision
• Independently carry’s out in-depth mechanical works
• Routinely update or create training aids for operators and/or craft, develops 1PL/SW.
• Routinely update or create PM’s based on analysis of DM’s or other line failures
• Support other areas across plant if additional help is needed
• Update /maintain plant forms or process performance trackers – short interval control.
• Sample, test, analyze, record, monitor process parameters.

ACCOUNTABILITY / SCOPE

• Incur downtime and inability to produce product. If they do not adhere to cGMP we could have product recall or in worst situation market recall. Environmental control problems.
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