Automation Engineer

Abbott Laboratories; Tipp City (OH); On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HIP PPO medical plan

Retirement plan with high employer,con

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott in Tipp City, OH is seeking an Automation Engineer to maintain and improve plant equipment and systems at a 24-hour production facility within the Nutrition division. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure safety, quality, and productivity while complying with regulatory requirements.

The role includes project planning, scope definition with internal customers, applying new technology, and supporting new product introductions, start-up, process optimization, and vendor

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in industrial automation, electrical, systems, or equivalent degree.
• 7 years’ experience in food or beverage process systems automation engineering, new machine programming, and/or line integration execution.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal required.
• Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures of automation food/beverage process systems.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Automate, maintain, and improve plant equipment and fixed assets for safety, quality, and productivity.
• Provide automation engineering support to a 24-hour production facility.
• Work with mechanical, chemical, process, and other engineering disciplines.
• Plan schedules and coordinate engineering work for projects.
• Advise on project scope with internal customers and apply new technology where feasible.
• Support new product introductions and process/equipment start-up.

Skills

Good communication

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial automation / electrical / systems

Tools

Rockwell Studio 5000

FTView

AutoCAD Electrical

Siemens TIA Portal

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION: At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Tipp City, OH location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac, PediaSure, Pedialyte, Ensure, and Glucerna – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. Tipp City, Ohio, is one of Abbott’s newest nutrition manufacturing facilities with technology that enhances production efficiency and product quality. Join us and you’ll be part of a family that’s dedicated to innovation and excellence and dedicated to nourishing millions of families around the world.

What You’ll Work On

The Automation Engineer improves and maintains plant equipment, systems and other fixed assets to a high standard of safety, quality and productivity while maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.

This role provides automation engineering support to all aspects of the operation to a 24-hour production facility.

Will work with a cross functional team of mechanical, chemical, process and other engineering disciplines.

Solves problems that have a variety of complex features, such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.

Plan schedules, conducts or coordinates engineering work for project tasks and deadlines.

Uses knowledge to advise on the definition of a project scope with internal customers.

Applies new technology and control updates where feasible.

Interface with project team members, department managers, designers, R&D, Corporate and Division Engineering.

Provide technical support to the Tipp City plant, division engineering, and the Quality Assurance to support new product introductions, new process/equipment start-up, process optimizations, vendor qualifications, and process alternative evaluations.

Implement new and/or current manufacturing methods into manufacturing.

Monitor production to determine areas of improvement and react to unforeseen production/manufacturing issues.

Create and execute validation activities according to plant/division policy.

Plans and conducts small to medium-sized projects.

Responsibilities include detailed project planning/monitoring, project reviews, implementation, validation, and release to production.

Create equipment/process specifications, drawings, and software as required and ensure that existing documentation is accurate and appropriate.

Research, recommend, implement, and qualify replacement parts for discontinued/obsolete components, equipment, and software.

Communicate and review software changes and updates before execution with other engineers.

Detailed oriented with desire to complete work at a high level.

Provide excellent customer service to the production teams and meet Abbott compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

Associate or bachelor’s degree in industrial automation, electrical, systems, or equivalent degree.

7 years’ experience in food or beverage process systems automation engineering, new machine programming, and/or line integration execution.

Demonstrated project management skills.

Good communication skills, both written and verbal required.

Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures of automation food/beverage process systems.

Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

Interact well with diverse groups within the operation and maintain strong working relationships in a collaborative, fast-paced, goal-driven environment.

Work experience in the food/medical industry under SQF, ODA, FDA, and/or other regulatory bodies.

Required working knowledge of the following: Integrated control systems AC and DC power distribution systems at a machine level. Control system wiring Powerflex 500 and 700 series Rockwell Studio 5000 Rockwell FTView (SE/ME/Viewpoint) Rockwell Kinetix system troubleshooting IOLink, EtherNet, and other fieldbus technologies AutoCAD Electrical.

Preferred Qualifications

OSI/PI or ZPI historian Siemens TIA Portal with SIMotion Pilz Safety Systems FactoryTalk Batch FactoryTalk Thin Manager Ignition software (support or development) Cognex Vision Systems Videojet print systems Markem-Imaje print systems GMP understanding 21 CFR Part 11 understanding. Process validation and management.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity and Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Engineering DIVISION: ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain LOCATION: United States > Tipp City : Main/Liquid Plant ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: No MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Yes SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day), Wear ear plugs, Work in a clean room environment, Work in noisy environment.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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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. 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 people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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