Facilities Maintenance Technician - Columbus Plant

Abbott Laboratories; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician to keep the plant buildings and grounds in top condition. This role covers HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical work, and general maintenance to ensure clean, safe, and efficient operations.

Responsibilities include preventative maintenance, reading blueprints, and responding to work orders, with a 1st shift schedule and occasional weekend requirements. A strong emphasis on safety and teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years experience in Industrial or Facility Maintenance.
• Must be able to work from heights and ladders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve plant buildings and grounds including HVAC systems, water and steam piping, floors, ceilings, roofs, and doors.
• Perform maintenance duties on furniture, office equipment, and light electrical projects.
• Work across multiple maintenance trades, including carpentry, plumbing, painting, electrical, and HVAC (Senior Level).
• Perform preventative maintenance, test and troubleshoot equipment, and report issues to supervisor.

Skills

Industrial maintenance experience

Height and ladder work ability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

HVAC Universal License

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.

ABOUT ABBOTT

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

This position works out of our Columbus, Ohio plant 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.

The Columbus Plant is Abbott’s first manufacturing facility in the world, making us a leader in science-backed nutrition products. Working here, you’ll be part of a family that works together to produce quality products that make a difference and help keep consumers nourished at every stage of their lives.

WORKING AT ABBOTT

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:

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 5 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• Retiree Healthcare program
• Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• To maintain and improve plant building and grounds including but not limited to the following: HVAC systems, Plant utility distribution systems including water, pneumatic and steam piping and delivery, floor, wall and ceiling surfaces, roofs, drain systems, doors (man, roll-up and dock), landscaping, weed management and snow removal.
• Performs plant and/or office facilities maintenance duties such as furniture moving, maintenance of office equipment, simple electrical projects, painting or cleaning, light construction or exterior clean up.
• Performs work in more than one of the maintenance trades: carpentry, plumbing, painting, machine and equipment repair, electrical and HVAC, sheet metal fabrication, and welding, perform construction, repair, and/or alteration of structures such as walls, roofs or office fixtures. (Senior Level).
• Preventative maintenance: Tests, inspects, troubleshoots, and repairs machines and equipment and reports problems to supervisor as appropriate.
• Interprets blueprints, sketches, layouts, wiring diagrams, drawings, and specifications. (Senior Level).
• Where and when applicable, remove snow from entrances and docking areas by using appropriate equipment.
• May be involved in other activities such as parking lot repairs, dock door work, dairy brick and epoxy flooring repairs, waste paper recycling, inter-office transportation, set-up of audiovisual equipment, and stocking of coffee areas.
• Initiates or maintains schedule for projects and project milestones.
• Proposes solutions independently; makes decisions on projects.
• Records/documents work activities and reporting needed future work using Abbott CMMS.
• Work from a weekly list of scheduled PMs and other Work Orders, but also respond to immediate need Facilities Maintenance tasks.

SHIFT

This role is 1st shift, Monday – Friday. Some weekends may be required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2 or more years experience in Industrial Maintenance or Facility Maintenance
• Must be able to work from heights and ladders.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• HVAC Universal License

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.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $24.65 – $49.25 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.