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

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal

The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre system.

Please note any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company.

We are currently recruiting a Manufacturing Process Engineer:

Major Responsibilities

Responsibility for the performance of complex and specialized manufacturing equipment systems; you will liaise with engineers from a range of worldwide suppliers, as well as internal engineers and process leads from other functional groups. With a blend and mix of hands-on troubleshooting, data analysis and design improvements

Responsibilities

• Analysis of equipment performance data and develop action plans to improve

• Development and Automation of Key Process Indicators and strategies for early detection and control.

• Maximising equipment throughput and yield performance.

• Troubleshoot, Diagnose and resolve machine downtime events.

• Develop design changes for improvement in performance.

• The ability to project manage small to medium sized projects from initiation to completion to make improvements to meet operational objectives.

• Be able to work directly hands-on and to apply fundamental electrical and mechanical diagnosis skills.

Requirements

• Graduated in a Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or other Equipment/Process Engineering related degree programme

• Experience in a fast-paced 24/7 production environment desirable

• Have ability to learn other engineering skills outside of your core area of expertise.

• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills are all essential, as well as the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Experience of Screen Printing and Metrology desirable

• Experience of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Ability to learn quickly, use your initiative and work as part of a team.

• Self-motivated, action and results oriented

• Have logical and methodical approach to problem solving.

• Knowledge and experience of working with large transactional datasets