- Activities include conducting scheduled maintenance, diagnosing, and troubleshooting faults and undertaking repairs, and selecting, engaging, and working with outside contractors.
- Performs the most complex skilled maintenance and repair such as mechanical, pneumatics, electrical systems.
- Ability to interpret blueprints and schematics.
- Good understanding on day-to-day operation for conveyors, depositors, p&p machines, and weighing machines.
- Assist in the compilation and presentation of technical feedback on engineering performance relating to yield output.
- Lead on maintenance and/or process issues and to work independently or as a team member.
- Monitor production processes, running diagnostic tests with products and equipment, and create a comprehensive report for resolution methods
- Certifies and train manufacturing associates in the production processes.
- Evaluate operating data to conduct on-line adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment. May develop or revise documents and procedures.
- Identifies and implements corrective actions for manufacturing related issues.
- Installs and validates equipment and processes in the production area to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time following the established validation procedure.
- Min level 6 in technical related discipline.
- Electrical and mechanical skills are desired. Candidates who can show aptitude and ability in both disciplines will have a distinct advantage.
- Must have excellent knowledge with industrial machines and the mechanical industry, as their expertise is crucial in keeping the safety and security of all production staff.
- Experience within a Computerized Maintenance Management Work Order system environment.
- Technical and fault-finding skills
- Surface mount technology experience an advantage.
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Manufacturing Technician - Kilkenny, Ireland - Abbott
Description
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 over 5,000 people across nine 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, opening in 2024, 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 Manufacturing Technician, in Abbott, Kilkenny you will have the opportunity to visit and learn from our vendor sites, across Mainland Europe. The first 6 months of this role you will be required to travel, within Europe (2/3 week blocks) to gain expertise on the manufacturing of our newest product the FreeStyle Libre 3.
You will provide technical support relating to equipment utilized in the manufacturing areas by repairing, maintaining, or modifying production equipment utilizing technical expertise, technical manuals, schematic drawings, precision tools, and test equipment. You will utilize data reports on equipment and systems to generate improvement initiatives, monitor machine output on the shift to and ensure all cells are running to cycle time, to meet specific OEE targets.
Perform and/or participate with conducting routine maintenance checks to ensure the operational efficiency of machines and production equipment is maintained to the desired standards. Monitor processes, running diagnostic tests with products and equipment, create a comprehensive report for resolution methods, familiar with asset maintenance software (Maximo preferable).
Inspect high-level machinery and observe for possible inconsistencies that may cause delays and hazards in the production. Prepare and/or support to line changeovers as per the production schedule.
Writing and or maintain accurate and up-to-date maintenance and process documentation. Opportunity to travel up to 6 months to Germany in this position.
Responsible for the reliable operation of the production machinery and equipment.
Your main responsibilities will be:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
