Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician

Abbott; Witney; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent salaries

Defined contribution pension

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Subsidized canteen

Flexible benefits scheme

STEM outreach

Couch to 5k

Yoga

More

Job summary

Abbott in Witney is seeking multi-skilled Support Engineers to join the Operations Group. You will perform Preventive Maintenance, fault find, and improve automated equipment to sustain yields and efficiency in a clean room environment.

Working 4 on 4 off days/nights, you will support the Projects Team with equipment changes and contribute to continuous improvement while maintaining strict quality records and collaborating across departments to ensure patient safety.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing engineering with precision assemblies setup.
• Completed recognised engineering apprenticeship or higher qualification in a related subject.
• Ability to communicate across departments and maintain quality records.

Responsibilities

• Fault find, maintain and continually improve bespoke automated equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and monitor equipment performance to sustain yields.
• Support Projects Team with equipment changes and improvements.
• Work in a clean room or controlled environment.

Skills

Engineering

Precision assemblies setup

Machine tools

Fault finding

Problem solving

Education

Engineering apprenticeship or higher qualification (ONC/HNC/HND/degree)

Tools

Laser cutting

Micro fluid deposition

Vision systems

Job description

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!

• excellent salaries
• a class-leading defined contribution pension scheme
• private healthcare
• life assurance
• subsidized canteen
• a flexible benefits scheme
• local community STEM outreach
• couch to 5k campaigns
• yoga
• 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.