Senior Maintenance Engineer 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:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• 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 company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in the GES Global Engineering Services division.   

The Senior Maintenance Engineer Technician acts as a technical resource for Reliability Engineering and Division interactions. Supports the coordination of major electrical equipment/ building shutdowns. Works closely with Electrical Engineers.

What You’ll Work On

Facility Manufacturing/Maintenance Support:

• Troubleshoot and assist in repairs of all electrical equipment involving voltages up to 13,200 volts a/c, instrumentation, and processes in the area of responsibility.
• Recommends and reviews spare parts and preventive maintenance program in assigned area of responsibility. Reviews, recommends, and writes specifications and procedures for all equipment, processes, and facilities in the areas of responsibility.
• Experience with drives, I/O devices, man-machine interfaces, and ladder logic

Allen Bradley and Modicon Projects:

• Provides technical information needed to support engineering projects.
• Plans, coordinates, installs, and performs operational checkouts for all equipment and processes in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Determines the accuracy of drawings and initiates corrections when discrepancies are found.
• Supports the development of electrical & safety certification programs in assigned area of responsibility.

Research and Development:

• Acts as a technical resource for Reliability Engineering and Division interactions. Supports the coordination of major electrical equipment/ building shutdowns. Works closely with Electrical Engineers.
• Develops statistical and technical experiments to test and analyze new and existing processes, equipment, and facilities.
• Integrate state of the art technology with existing equipment to improve the process. Designs, provides drawings, and fabricates prototype modifications and test equipment.

Administrative:

• Must be diplomatic in the leadership and direction of other employees and in the interaction with other departments.
• Make accurate and concise decisions or recommendations with timing appropriate for the situation to supervisors and/or management regarding problems.
• Promotes safety consciousness to other employees.
• Trains other personnel in specific procedures, methods, and operations regarding processes, facilities, and equipment as directed.
• Reports evaluated test data in the form of verbal, written and formal presentations to supervisors and management for further input.
• Troubleshoot and assist in repairs of all electrical equipment involving voltages up to 13,200 volts a/c.
• Reviews, recommends, and writes electrical specifications and procedures for all equipment, processes.
• Plans, coordinates, installs, and performs operational checkouts for all equipment and processes.
• Determines the accuracy of all drawings and initiates corrections when discrepancies are found.
• Trains maintenance personnel in specific procedures