Have you ever wanted to make a difference?
At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott Ireland
In Ireland, Abbott employs around 6,000 people across ten sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.
Diabetes Care Kilkenny
Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
The Opportunity
Based at our new Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, Ireland the site’s Operation System Engineering function currently has an opportunity for a Controls Engineering Team Lead to join their expanding team.
The team supports the on-going development, validation, deployment, and support of data systems which integrate into our manufacturing operations, enabling ADC to provide innovative state-of-the-art solutions that facilitate the company’s Factory 4.0 initiatives.
As the Controls Engineering Team Lead, you will be primarily responsible for managing a team of engineers to support sourcing, qualification, production support, and maintenance of Automated Manufacturing Equipment and their underlying control systems. The Controls Engineering Team Lead will be a subject matter expert for all machine controls systems including PLCs, HMIs, Line Controllers, Scada Systems, Interface Systems, and machine control devices at the site.
Responsibilities
Manages a team of controls, systems and vision engineers
Provides technical leadership on all controls engineering topics
Supports in-production Automated Manufacturing Equipment
Troubleshoots and solves problems with processes and hardware
Plans preventive maintenance of controls systems
Coordinates with others in order to investigate problems and implement solutions
Provides technical assistance as needed by internal customers
Manages relations with vendors
Defines performance metrics
Supports qualification and validation activities
Leads projects to specify and implement new processes and process improvements
Education and Experience
Level 7 NFQ qualification in Automation, Mechatronics, Computer science, Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering or equivalent experience
6+ years of in a similar position
Experience managing teams and projects
Experience with Allen Bradley Controllogix PLCs and Siemens TIA portal
Experience with developing users and system requirements specifications
Experience in controls system development and deployment
Experience in software testing, verification, and validation
Experience with supporting manufacturing systems
Excellent problem solving skills
Experience with controlling and implementing software changes
Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate information from varied disciplines and work within a highly regulated environment
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Computer, Electrical, Biomedical, or Software), or related discipline
Experience working in the medical device industry
Experience with line controllers, SCADA, MES systems.
What we Offer
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
Family health insurance,
Excellent pension scheme
Life assurance
Career Development
Fantastic new facility
Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.