Production Engineer

Abbott; Witney; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company in Witney is seeking a Production Engineer to join their Operations Engineering team. In this role, you will innovate equipment and manufacturing processes while collaborating with R&D. Ideal candidates have a degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, plus experience in production engineering. Abbott offers competitive salaries and a range of benefits, including private healthcare, a defined contribution pension scheme, and various community initiatives.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Defined contribution pension scheme

Subsidized canteen

Flexible benefits scheme

Community initiatives like yoga and couch to 5k

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a Production Engineering environment.
• Experience leading projects and/or teams.
• Ability to demonstrate idea generation and application.

Responsibilities

• Propose and investigate new manufacturing processes.
• Provide technical support and guidance to production teams.
• Manage strategic relationships with equipment suppliers.

Skills

Project management

Technical expertise in manufacturing

Innovation and idea generation

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Overview

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 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.
• Manage 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 a 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 of 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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