Facilities Engineering Leader – Medical Device Site

Abbott Laboratories; Donegal; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family health insurance

Life assurance

Growing business plus access to many 4

Job summary

Abbott Diabetes Care in Donegal Town seeks an experienced Facilities Engineering Manager to lead hard and soft services for the Donegal manufacturing site, including strategic facility planning, day‑to‑day operations, and budgeting for projects.

You will drive continuous improvement, ensure GMP compliance and safety, plan and coordinate facility upgrades, manage the facilities team, and deliver reliable, safe equipment and infrastructure to meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• 10 years relevant experience in a similar industry.
• Degree Qualified in Engineering or related degree.
• Strong background in Facilities Management, preferably in a regulated environment.
• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and facilities management software/tools.
• Lean six sigma qualified (desirable) green belt or black belt.
• Strong Problem Solving.
• Communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Planning of future facility activities, budgets, projects, and day to day site operations.
• Sourcing and maintaining all relevant facilities equipment and services, including cost, schedule and performance.
• Ensure sustained reliability of the Plant facilities including maintenance, repair, and improvement of Site facilities, (both internal and external).
• Identify opportunities for new technology and driving continuous improvement
• Maintain data management methods, procedures, and reports for all facilities functions.
• Participate in and support the progress of failure/quality/customer complaint investigations and report on implementation of CAPAs assigned to the process area.
• Coordinate and contribute to the design of SOPs, protocols, specifications, and validation documentation.
• Continuous improvement of the plant’s Environmental, Health and Safety performance.
• Provide direction, training, and development of the Facilities team.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Degree in Engineering or related

Tools

Facilities management software/tools

Job description

Abbott Diabetes Care in Donegal Town seeks an experienced Facilities Engineering Manager to lead hard and soft services for the Donegal manufacturing site, including strategic facility planning, day‑to‑day operations, and budgeting for projects.

You will drive continuous improvement, ensure GMP compliance and safety, plan and coordinate facility upgrades, manage the facilities team, and deliver reliable, safe equipment and infrastructure to meet customer needs.