Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Abbott; Witney; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their team in Witney, England. This position involves providing technical expertise in maintaining automated equipment and supporting manufacturing operations. Ideal candidates will have engineering experience in a manufacturing environment and a recognized qualification. Abbott values continuous improvement and offers a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Defined contribution pension scheme

Private healthcare

Subsidized canteen

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Skills in setup of precision assemblies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with peers.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance activities.
• Respond effectively to breakdowns.
• Monitor equipment performance to improve efficiencies.

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Precision assemblies

Education

Recognised Engineering apprenticeship

HNC, HND, or degree in related subject

Tools

Laser cutting & marking

Vision systems

Job description

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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 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, 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Production and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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