Facilities Engineering Manager

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

Location Ireland - Donegal Town Category Operations

Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

Please note any offer of employment for this position isconditional upon the successful completionof a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company.

Diabetes Care Donegal

The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre system.

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:

As the Facilities Engineering Manager you will be responsible for the leadership, strategic direction, and execution of hard and soft services for the Abbott Donegal manufacturing site. This includes strategic facility planning and day-to-day management, the design, planning, planning, construction and maintenance of equipment, machinery, and buildings. In addition to planning and budgeting for all facility projects. In this role you will be responsible for coordinating and implementing facility/utility projects in an environment of continuous improvement, ensuring the site delivers safe and effective products that meet customer needs whilst maintaining compliance.

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.

Qualifications and Experience

• 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

What we Offer

Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as

• Family health insurance,
• Life assurance
• Growing business plus access to many more benefits.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/,on LinkedIn atwww.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/,on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/Abbottand on Twitter @AbbottNews.

Abbott is an equal opportunities employer

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