Maintenance Engineer Technician - 1st Shift

Abbott; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefits

Job summary

Abbott in Casa Grande, AZ is seeking an Engineering Technician in the Maintenance Dept. 1st shift to support equipment, instrumentation, and process operations within the Nutrition manufacturing plant.

You will diagnose issues, write specifications, implement upgrades, and train staff while ensuring safety and compliance with FDA/OSHA. This role requires hands-on technical skills and strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years working with industrial utilities systems or industrial electrical/mechanical systems.
• Minimum 3 years related experience.
• Must demonstrate mental alertness and thorough knowledge of basic mechanical, electrical and instrumentation principles.
• Ability to interpret engineering specifications and drawings.
• Good verbal communication and technical writing ability.
• Ability to read and update engineering drawings.
• Ability to exercise diplomacy in leadership and direction of other employees is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and assist in repairs of all equipment, instrumentation, and processes in the area of responsibility.
• Review spare parts and preventive maintenance program in assigned area of responsibility; review, write specs and procedures for equipment, processes and facilities.
• Have experience with drives, I/O devices, man-machine interfaces, and ladder logic (Allen Bradley and Modicon projects).
• Responsible for the successful completion of assigned engineering projects.
• Plan, coordinate, install and perform operational checkouts for all equipment and processes in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Determine the accuracy of drawings and initiate corrections when discrepancies are found.
• Write and execute certification programs affecting all facilities, processes, and equipment as required due to project involvement; research and initiate purchase requisitions.
• Act as a technical resource for plant and division interactions.
• Develop statistical and technical experiments to test and analyze new and existing processes, equipment and facilities.
• Integrate state of the art technology with existing equipment to improve the process; design, provide drawings, fabricate prototype modifications and test equipment.
• Must be diplomatic in the leadership and direction of other employees and in interaction with other departments.
• Make accurate and concise decisions or recommendations with timing appropriate for the situation to supervisors and management.
• Promote safety consciousness as a project coordinator and as an example to other employees.
• Train other personnel in procedures, methods, and operations regarding processes, facilities, and equipment.
• Report evaluated test data in verbal, written and formal presentations to supervisors and management; track assigned funding according to commitments.

Skills

Electrical/Mechanical knowledge

Reading drawings

Verbal communication

Diplomacy in leadership

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Modicon PLCs

Job description

Abbott in Casa Grande, AZ is seeking an Engineering Technician in the Maintenance Dept. 1st shift to support equipment, instrumentation, and process operations within the Nutrition manufacturing plant.

You will diagnose issues, write specifications, implement upgrades, and train staff while ensuring safety and compliance with FDA/OSHA. This role requires hands-on technical skills and strong collaboration across teams.