Facilities Engineer

Abbott; Witney; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Canteen

Flexible benefits

Community STEM outreach

Yoga

Job summary

Abbott in Witney seeks a Facilities Support Engineer to maintain building systems and equipment, ensuring operations remain safe and compliant across the site.

You will work unsupervised, respond to emergencies, and document work on an electronic maintenance reporting system. The role may require responding outside normal hours as part of a call-out rota.

Join a global healthcare leader driving diabetes care innovations and supporting 24/7 manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship in building services with City & Guilds/BTEC/National Diploma.
• Broad knowledge of building services, mechanical and electrical systems.
• Ambitious, well-organised and proactive, able to work in a small team and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and service a wide range of building systems, equipment and infrastructure.
• Work unsupervised and document tasks on electronic maintenance reporting system.
• Be available for site visits outside normal hours as part of an emergency call-out rota.

Skills

Building services knowledge

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Recognised apprenticeship in building services

City & Guilds / BTEC / National Diploma in related field

Job 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 opportunity for a Facilities Support Engineer to join our site Facilities team. In this role, you will be responsible for the service, upkeep, and general maintenance of a wide range of building systems, equipment, and supporting infrastructure across the facility. Your work will help ensure that all manufacturing and support areas remain operational, safe, and compliant, with equipment maintained to required performance standards. You will be required to work un-supervised and complete all work tasks in a timely manner, working safely with specific precoders for tasks and documenting all worked carried out on electronic PC based maintenance reporting system. You may also be required to attend site outside normal working hours as part of an emergency call out rota.

ABOUT YOU :

To be successful you will have served a recognised apprenticeship within the building services industry and hold the relevant City& Guilds, BTEC or National Diploma qualifications. You will bring a breadth of experience with a good knowledge of all building services, mechanical systems, and electrical systems. We are looking for someone who is ambitious, highly organised and excited about joining a team at the forefront of Diabetes Care innovation. The ideal candidate will be a proactive individual who takes initiative and is able to work within a small team, but interactive on a wider business scale. You will need to have excellent communication and time management skills, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment.

WHAT WE OFFER :

This is a fantastic opportunity to become a valued member our highly skilled skilled team, supporting 24/7 operations in a fast-growing area of our business.

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, 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.