Predictive Maintenance Technician

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.

This position works out of our Columbus, Ohio plant 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.

The Columbus Plant is Abbott’s first manufacturing facility in the world, making us a leader in science-backed nutrition products. Working here, you’ll be part of a family that works together to produce quality products that make a difference and help keep consumers nourished at every stage of their lives.

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 plans
• 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

The primary function of the Predictive Maintenance Technician is to deliver the services of the predictive maintenance program. Additionally, this position is responsible for evaluating all systems within the plant in order to determine if predictive maintenance testing would improve the reliability of the system. All systems identified as suitable candidates for testing will be set up in the plant’s system and testing will be performed on a scheduled basis.

This position is responsible to develop, create and maintain the equipment and systems necessary to carry out the predictive maintenance testing. Additionally, new systems will be evaluated and added to the plant’s program as justified based on a cost benefit analysis. In order to maintain the equipment in a condition that will permit it to run at levels below the alarm settings of the predictive maintenance program, the Reliability Technician must maintain skills in the use of precision mechanics. The plant currently utilizes a shaft laser alignment system and a laser pulley/sprocket alignment system. It is this position’s responsibility to ensure that the plant mechanics are trained in the use of these systems, and that the proper emphasis has been placed on the use of all precision methods.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Evaluate equipment in the plant and determine if the equipment should be included in the plant’s predictive maintenance program. This evaluation will be based on the utility of the information that can be gained by testing, as well the benefit that can be d