Production Engineer

Abbott; Witney; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company in Witney is seeking a Production Engineer to innovate manufacturing processes and support equipment effectiveness in their Operations Engineering Group. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, along with a strong track record in Production Engineering. Competitive salary and excellent benefits, including a pension scheme and health care options, are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Defined contribution pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Subsidized canteen

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Track record of leading projects and teams in a Production Engineering environment.
• Demonstrated ability in generating ideas and applying new technologies.
• Ability to provide technical expertise in developing and improving manufacturing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Propose and investigate new manufacturing processes.
• Leverage market insights to inform engineering strategies.
• Provide technical support to production teams.
• Manage strategic relationships for engineering projects.

Skills

Production Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Project Leadership

Innovative Manufacturing Processes

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

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 an exciting opportunity for a Production Engineer to join our Operations Engineering Group, focusing on the innovation of equipment to meet the needs of an evolving product portfolio, working with R+D on new processes, products and engineering solutions to maintain equipment effectiveness. This role will see you develop and lead on strategies in relation to bespoke engineering solutions to support the on-going and evolving manufacturing requirements.

The Production Engineer is responsible for the delivery of significant new processes, product, equipment, and technologies to the business. In this role you will:

• Propose and investigate new and innovative manufacturing processes for consideration in future sensor and process projects.
• Leverage market and technological insight to develop ideas, proposals, and strategies to support continuous development in the fast-evolving biosensor space.
• Provide technical expertise in the development and improvement of complex manufacturing equipment and systems.
• Provide technical support and guidance to production teams.
• Work closely with project leads across Operations and R&D to ensure that suitable infrastructure, resource, and equipment is available to business-critical projects.
• Managing strategic relationships both internally and externally (including equipment suppliers), delivering business critical engineering projects.

About You:

To be successful, you will ideally be degree qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, however a proven track record and experience in Production Engineering environment is acceptable. You will also need to be able to demonstrate a track record of leading projects and/or a team of skilled engineers, having a future focused long-term vision and most importantly a history and enthusiasm of idea generation and application of new or existing technologies.

What we offer:

This is a fantastic opportunity to become a valued member our highly skilled Operations Engineering team working at the forefront of bio wearable technology.

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, 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.

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