Field Service Engineer

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives, and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness, and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and a history of being actively involved in local communities

The Opportunity

• This position is a remote position.
• Qualified candidates must currently live in the Florence, SC. area.
• Relocation assistance is not authorized for this position

Embrace the vision of becoming the leading diagnostic service provider by achieving customer loyalty and economic profitability through passion, partnership, and performance. Efficiently provide technical support solutions including installation, corrective, pre-emptive and proactive maintenance. Go above and beyond to respond to customer needs by partnering with sales; marketing and other functional areas while adhering to current compliance guidelines.

What You’ll Work On

• Represent Abbott Core Lab Division to its customer:
• Responsible for providing on-site support to CRLB customers
• Support field personal and District business objective and goals
• Provide direction and develop mentoring skills to mentor
• other FSRs
• Troubleshooting and resolving complaints reported by customers on a minimum of five increasingly complex instruments as detailed in the Field Service Business Process database
• Understand and follow Quality System by accurate and timely documentation of complaint resolution
• Understand and practice regulatory and compliance procedures
• Maintain a safe work environment following laboratory safety guidelines
• Schedule and complete routine preventive maintenance, installations and other updates provided by Abbott.

Integrate effectively into the service team:

• Work effectively within a diverse and dynamic team environment
• Support on call rotation
• Time, territory, and inventory management
• Standby and after-hours responsibilities
• Flexible working hours
• Unpredictable Travel
• Travel for support of other territories and training
• Providing on-site critical account support inside and outside of district boundaries.

Responsible for IRL ownership to achieve organizational goals and customer satisfaction.

Responsible to work cross functionally to achieve customer satisfaction through direct communication

within the local performance partnership teams (P2T).

Responsible to maintain ownership of customer issue until successful escalation or hand off takes place.

In addition to this position requires:

a) superior technical competency

b) Pro-Active Account Management

c) complete instrument training across geographical IRL.