Manufacturing Process Engineer

at  Abbott Laboratories

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 nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across 10 sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford 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, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, such as Mechatronics, Controls and Automation or equivalent.
• Excellent communication / interpersonal skills.
• Experience working on complex control systems and equipment such as Siemens PLCs, Servo control and Vision inspection systems.
• Enthusiastic and energetic, able to integrate quickly into a team environment.
• Demonstrated flexible and innovative approach to work.
• 5 years relevant experience in Engineering.
• The ability to organise, motivate and understand people.
• Ability to work on platforms, scaffolding & ladders.
• Good mental ability to logically follow a line of thought for problem-solving.
• Good computer skills – ECDL as a minimum.

• To provide the necessary engineering support and services to the plant and, in general, to achieve organisational plant goals.
• Responsible for selecting, assigning, organising, and directing the activities for technician maintenance.
• To attend to the day-to-day maintenance and upkeep of the process equipment and facilities.
• To contribute to the organization and planning of the engineering department.