About Abbott

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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 4,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal

The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre system.

We are currently recruiting a Manufacturing Process Engineer.

Major Responsibilities

Responsibility for the performance of complex and specialized manufacturing equipment systems; you will liaise with engineers from a range of worldwide suppliers, as well as internal engineers and process leads from other functional groups.  With a blend and mix of hands-on troubleshooting, data analysis and design improvements

Responsibilities

Analysis of equipment performance data and develop action plans to improveDevelopment and Automation of Key Process Indicators and strategies for early detection and control.Maximising equipment throughput and yield performance.Troubleshoot, Diagnose and resolve machine downtime events.Develop design changes for improvement in performance.The ability to be able to project manage small to medium sized projects from initiation to completion to make improvements to meet operational objectives.Be able to work directly hands-on and able to apply fundamental electrical and mechanical diagnosis skills.

Requirements

Graduated in a Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or other Equipment/Process Engineering related degree programmeKnowledge and experience of working with large transactional datasetsHave logical and methodical approach to problem solving.Experience in a fast-paced 24/7 production environmentHave ability to learn other engineering skills outside of your core area of expertise.Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills are all essential, as well as the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.Experience of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.Ability to learn quickly, use your initiative and work as part of a team.Self-motivated, action and results oriented