Facilities Engineering Leader - Regulated Plant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Family health insurance

Excellent pension scheme

Life assurance

Career development

Benefits package

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories is seeking an experienced Facilities Engineering Manager for its Donegal manufacturing site in Ireland. You will lead strategic facility planning, day-to-day operations, and the execution of hard and soft services, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable facilities for Abbott’s diabetes care production.

Responsibilities include budgeting, CAPA investigations, SOP/validation support, and development of the facilities team in a regulated environment.

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.
• People management experience.
• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and facilities management software/tools.
• Lean six sigma qualified (desirable) green belt or black belt.
• Experience establishing programs.
• 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

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

People management

Influencing

Lean six sigma

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Facilities management software

Job description

Abbott Laboratories is seeking an experienced Facilities Engineering Manager for its Donegal manufacturing site in Ireland. You will lead strategic facility planning, day-to-day operations, and the execution of hard and soft services, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable facilities for Abbott’s diabetes care production.

Responsibilities include budgeting, CAPA investigations, SOP/validation support, and development of the facilities team in a regulated environment.