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Senior Maintenance/Manufacturing Technician - Kilkenny, Kilkenny
Client:
Abbott
Location:
Kilkenny, Ireland
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
9f2d57e423c6
Job Views:
2
Posted:
02.04.2025
Expiry Date:
17.05.2025
Job Description:
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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott in Ireland
Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.
Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture 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 systems.
What You’ll Be Doing:
* Install and validate equipment
* Conduct scheduled maintenance, diagnosing, and troubleshooting faults
* Perform skilled maintenance and repair such as mechanical, pneumatics, and electrical systems
* Lead on maintenance and/or process issues
* Ability to interpret blueprints and schematics
* Certify and train manufacturing associates in the production processes
* Identify and implement corrective actions for manufacturing related issues
How does this role fit into the organisation:
You will report to a Process Engineering Manager on a team of approximately 20. Your team will include process engineers and manufacturing technicians.
What we’re looking for:
* Minimum level 6 qualification (Trade or Third level equivalent)
* Electrical and mechanical skills are desired
* Technical and fault-finding skills
What’s in it for you:
* Pension
* Bonus
* Life insurance
* Disability insurance
* Paid maternity leave
* Parental leave
* Adoptive leave
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
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