Equipment Technician (Electrical)

ABBVIE; Waterford; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an experienced Electrician to perform planned and unplanned maintenance across implants manufacturing and packaging. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team of fitters, electricians, process and mechatronic engineers to ensure safe, high-quality product supply.

The role emphasizes reliability maintenance, fault finding on automated equipment, and collaboration with vendors. A National Craft Electrical qualification and 4+ years in a regulated environment are required,

Qualifications

• National Craft Senior Trades Electrical qualification is essential.
• Minimum of 4 years’ maintenance and troubleshooting experience in a highly automated pharmaceutical or similar regulated environment.
• Experience in maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical/mechanical, instrumentation and automation systems incl. PLCs, HMI, robotics, pneumatics, IPCs, PC-based tools, vision systems, SCADA.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned/unplanned maintenance on manufacturing, filling and packaging equipment using a Reliability-Centred Maintenance approach.
• Troubleshooting and fault finding of automatic, semi-automatic and batch manufacturing equipment; optimize with RCPS techniques.
• Support equipment projects from design to installation.
• Identify opportunities for improvements, ensure site QA, EH&S compliance and training.
• Assist with On Call duties.
• Maintain up to date training through eLMS.
• Update Maximo for stock parts reordering.
• Engage with vendors to source non-stock parts.
• Complete Work Orders in Maximo and report downtime with corrective actions.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Working under pressure

Willingness to travel

Team collaboration

Education

National Craft Senior Trades Electrical qualification

Tools

Maximo

PLC/SCADA

HMI

VSD/Servo

Job description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie onLinkedIn, Facebook ,Instagram ,X andYouTube.

Job Description

An experienced pharmaceutical/medical device Electrician is required to carry out planned/unplanned maintenance across, Implants manufacturing and packaging. You will work as part of a strong multi-disciplined team of Fitters, Electricians, Process and Mechatronic Engineers. We have a strong emphasis on identifying opportunities for improvements and efficiency. Our primary objective is the consistent supply of safe, first class product to our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out planned/unplanned maintenance on manufacturing, filling and packaging equipment, using a Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM) approach.
• Troubleshooting and fault finding of automatic, semi-automatic and batch manufacturing equipment, optimizing operation by Continuous Improvement and Root Cause Problem Solving (RCPS) techniques. Ensure all equipment is repaired to the highest standards.
• Support equipment projects from design to installation.
• Identify opportunities for improvements and efficiencies and compliance to all site Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety requirements, training and regulations.
• Assist with ‘On Call’ duties.
• Maintain up to date Training through eLMS.
• Prompt updates to Maximo system controlling reordering of stock parts.
• Engage with vendors and parts suppliers to source non stock parts.
• As part of Maintenance Excellence Program (MEP), take responsibity for completing Maximo to the highest standards, this includes completion of Work Orders for instances of downtime with all relevant data. Report to include time down, corrective action, preventative action going forward and parts used.

Qualifications

• National Craft Senior Trades Electrical qualification is essential to be considered for this job.
• A minimum of 4 years’ maintenance and troubleshooting experience in a highly automated pharmaceutical or similar regulated environment (Automation, Robotics, Packaging Operations, Automated Inspection)
• Clear understanding and experience of maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical or mechanical, instrumentation and automation systems. This includes PLCs and HMI, pick-and-place robotics, control pneumatics, IPCs and PC-based tools, Vision systems, VSDs and Servo-drives, SCADA .
• Proficient on Maximo to manage maintenance requisitions and spare parts control.
• Willingness to work on set shift pattern and to travel to equipment vendors as required.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Be flexible in this position and be prepared to undertake other work that may be assigned to you from time to time, which may be outside the area of your normal duties.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.