Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Abbott Laboratories; Witney; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company is seeking multi-skilled Support Engineers in Witney to maintain and improve automated equipment for manufacturing operations. Candidates should have engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, along with relevant qualifications. The role offers opportunities for professional growth and involvement in innovative healthcare technology, as well as a range of competitive benefits including private healthcare and flexible options for staff engagement.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Defined contribution pension scheme

Private healthcare

Subsidised canteen

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment, particularly with equipment maintenance.
• Completed formal engineering apprenticeship or equivalent higher education.
• Ability to propose and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on equipment and respond to breakdowns.
• Support the Projects Team in implementing equipment changes.
• Monitor equipment performance and provide input to maintain efficiencies.

Skills

Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment

Fault finding and problem solving

Experience with precision assemblies

Machine tools

Communication skills

Education

Completed a recognized Engineering apprenticeship

Higher education qualification (ONC, HNC, HND or degree)

Tools

Laser cutting & marking

Micro fluid deposition

Vision systems

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 opportunities for multi-skilled Support Engineers to join our Operations Group, supporting manufacturing operations across our business through performing preventive maintenance activities, responding effectively to breakdowns, monitoring equipment performance and providing valuable input to help maintain process yields and efficiencies. Our Support Engineers also provide assistance to the Projects Team in implementing changes to equipment. Working at Abbott, you can help shape the future of healthcare whilst shaping your career.

Working in a clean room or controlled environment, you will provide technical expertise to fault find, maintain and continually improve bespoke automated equipment and processes. Our current vacancies support our 4 on 4 off Days and Nights rotating pattern, or 4 on 4 off Nights.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful, you will need experience of Engineering within a manufacturing environment, specifically experience and skills in set-up of precision assemblies, the use of machine tools, fault finding and problem solving. You will need to have completed a recognised Engineering apprenticeship or have a higher education qualification (such as a ONC, HNC, HND or degree) in a related subject.

Continuous Improvement is an important part of our site’s culture, so you will also have the opportunity to propose and contribute to initiatives and projects that improve our operations. You will also be required to demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate with your peers and other departments and to maintain a high standard of record keeping as required by our stringent quality systems. At Abbott, you can work with great people, helping our patients and customers to thrive.

Experience with any of the following would be an advantage, but is not essential as, due to the bespoke nature of our equipment, in-house training will be given:

• Laser cutting & marking
• Micro fluid deposition
• Vision systems
• Working in a regulated industry (e.g., pharma, medical device)

WHAT WE OFFER

This is a fantastic opportunity to become a valued member of our highly skilled Engineering team working with brand new state-of-the-art automation in a fast-growing area of our business. Engineering skill is key to us, with members working in areas including projects, process, production, systems, software, R&D and machine vision.

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, subsidised 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.