Senior Project Engineer - Casa Grande, AZ

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:

Senior Project Engineer - Casa Grande, AZ Plant Location

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:

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plan
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• Retiree Healthcare program
• Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• 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 around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
• 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 Casa Grande, Arizona location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

Casa Grande, Ariz., is one of Abbott’s leading nutrition manufacturing plants in the U.S., reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellence. But we’re more than just a company, we’re a family. Working here you’ll be part of a family that works together to make a difference and enhance the lives of millions worldwide.

What You’ll Work On

• This role focuses primarily on process of project development and implementations.
• Support the development of capital program scope by working with commercial, research and development, quality, manufacturing, and engineering teams.
• Responsible for developing several scope options to evaluate and choose the best business case for the organization by working with multiple area finance teams.
• Utilize engineering knowledge to support equipment design by properly preparing requests for proposal documentation, updating equipment specifications, and having detailed equipment design conversations with equipment suppliers.
• Ability to manage several projects at the same time with multiple timelines and maintain adherence to internal process timelines.
• Provide electrical, controls system, software, and instrument support to all aspects of the operation.
• Perform small projects and troubleshoot line control issues on shift with the maintenance team.
• Experience in programming PLC Logic, HMI, VFD and Industrial Networks (Allen Bradley).
• Experience in DeltaV process control, Fieldbus and Hart Communicator is a plus.
• Experience in Vision/Inspection Systems such as Keyence, Cognex and Mettler Toledo Checkweigher.
• Maintenance of process control systems within the designated area

Required Qualifications​

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 5+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience.
• Approximately 2 years' experience in engineering/controls role or internship or advanced