Production Engineer at Abbott Pediatrics

Witney, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

11 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Production Engineering, Project Management, Technical Expertise, Manufacturing Processes, Innovation, Team Leadership, Equipment Effectiveness, Technical Support, Continuous Development, Market Insight, Engineering Solutions, Relationship Management, Biosensors, Glucose Monitoring

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. Joining us, you can shape your career as you shape the future of healthcare. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The Opportunity: As a result of strong business growth, industry-leading product development in the biosensor business and a long-term commitment to high volume manufacturing in Witney, we have an exciting opportunity for a Production Engineer to join our Operations Engineering Group, focusing on the innovation of equipment to meet the needs of an evolving product portfolio, working with R+D on new processes, products and engineering solutions to maintain equipment effectiveness. This role will see you develop and lead on strategies in relation to bespoke engineering solutions to support the on-going and evolving manufacturing requirements. The Production Engineer is responsible for the delivery of significant new processes, product, equipment, and technologies to the business. In this role you will: Propose and investigate new and innovative manufacturing processes for consideration in future sensor and process projects. Leverage market and technological insight to develop ideas, proposals, and strategies to support continuous development in the fast-evolving biosensor space. Provide technical expertise in the development and improvement of complex manufacturing equipment and systems. Provide technical support and guidance to production teams. Work closely with project leads across Operations and R&D to ensure that suitable infrastructure, resource, and equipment is available to business-critical projects. Managing strategic relationships both internally and externally (including equipment suppliers), delivering business critical engineering projects. About You: To be successful, you will ideally be degree qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering , however a proven track record and experience in Production Engineering environment is acceptable. You will also need to be able to demonstrate a track record of leading projects and/or a team of skilled engineers, having a future focused long-term vision and most importantly a history and enthusiasm of idea generation and application of new or existing technologies. What we offer: This is a fantastic opportunity to become a valued member our highly skilled Operations Engineering team working at the forefront of bio wearable technology. Abbott offers a benefits platform that provides security to you and your family. As you’d expect from an innovative global health care company, we offer a competitive range of benefits including excellent salaries, a class-leading defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, subsidized canteen and a flexible benefits scheme. Here at Witney, we also like to help our employees live life to the fullest, and therefore we offer a range of optional initiatives for you to get involved in, including local community STEM outreach, couch to 5k campaigns, yoga and more! About our Diabetes Care Division: World Leader in Glucose Monitoring, the Abbott’s Diabetes Care business designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings. We have a Centre of Excellence in Witney for the development and manufacture of electrodes and biosensors used by patients and healthcare professionals for the day-to-day management of diabetes. The Witney site has been instrumental in the research, development and manufacture of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System as well as exciting developments in the Libre family including FreeStyle Libre 2, FreeStyle Libre 3 and the Libre Sense system. The FreeStyle Libre systems are now used by over 5 million people around the world. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people’s lives. We politely request that agencies do not make contact in relation to this opportunity.

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Responsibilities

The Production Engineer will propose and investigate new manufacturing processes and provide technical expertise in the development and improvement of manufacturing equipment. They will also manage strategic relationships and deliver business-critical engineering projects.