Maintenance Technician III

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

Abbott is a global healthcare leader seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician for the La Jolla, CA location. The role focuses on maintaining building infrastructure, utilities, and safety systems to ensure continuous, compliant operations in a fast-paced environment.

The position requires strong documentation, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently or in a team while upholding Abbott’s standards and on-call responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities maintenance and executing preventive maintenance tasks.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and SOPs.
• Strong documentation skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Communicate facility and safety issues to Facilities Management and coordinate with vendors.
• Assist in managing spare parts and supplies to minimize downtime.
• Support electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other building systems; document work in CMMS.
• Enter, prioritize, and complete work orders in the CMMS system.
• Perform on-call eligibility and respond to emergencies as required.
• Maintain GMP, OSHA, FDA and USDA compliance as applicable.
• Ensure contractor compliance with EHS policies and procedures.

Skills

Electrical safety

HVAC basics

Preventive maintenance

Documentation

Tools

CMMS

Job description

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.

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:

• 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 La Jolla, CA location in the Cancer Diagnostics Division.

Essential Duties

Include but are not limited to the following:

• Communicate facility and safety related issues that arise from daily operations to the Facilities Management to coordinate with internal customers, property owner and/or outside vendors.
• Assist the team in managing spare parts for facility utilities and supplies as needed to minimize equipment downtime.
• Provide assistance in support of the facility and utility systems including but not limited to electrical distribution, plumbing, HVAC, compressed air systems, fire and life safety systems and emergency power.
• Enter, prioritize and complete work orders in the CMMS system.
• Complete miscellaneous facility projects including furniture/employee moves, mounting and hanging fixtures/art, remodeling and other facility improvements.
• Execute preventive maintenance and demand maintenance tasks with proper documentation and closure.
• Conduct daily, weekly and monthly building inspections to assess the current operational condition, document findings, and take appropriate follow up action following applicable procedures.
• React to loss of electrical power and other utility outages, as well as assist in restoration efforts following weather related events.
• Monitor and respond to facility system alarms following proper procedures.
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOP) and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) requirements.
• Recommend changes to equipment to improve safety, performance, and reliability.
• Maintain compliance with all regulatory standards, including but not limited to GMP, OSHA, FDA and USDA.
• Participate and perform in the on-call program for emergency service.
• Provide technical support and expertise with oversight from Sr Maintenance Technician for building infrastructure, systems, and controls to maintain efficient and reliable operation, including the completion of accurate and contemporaneous GMP documentation.
• Assist with technical support of all automated infrastructure equipment as required.
• Ensure contractor compliance with EHS polices regarding contractors.
• Implement and improve preventive maintenance procedures.
• Willing to learn and expand tradecraft skills.
• Ability to learn new technologies, systems, and equipment quickly and proficiently.
• Strong documentation skills and attention-to-detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to a quickly changing work environment with rapidly changing needs and requests.
• Independent self-starter with positive attitude and above average organizational skills.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors.