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JOB DESCRIPTION:
Sr. Maintenance Technician
Divisional Information
Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist
Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.
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:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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 Plymouth, MN, location in the Structural Heart business.
Main Purpose of Role
Perform and provide guidance in preventative maintenance, safety checks, repairs, installations, tooling inspections and modifications on production equipment. Maintain records on all production machines and equipment. Maintain a database for maintenance repairs, work orders and inventory. Looking for a team player who is willing to get their hands dirty, learn new technologies and lead by their actions and words.
What You’ll Work On
- Diagnose and perform preventative maintenance (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic) on production equipment
- Knowledge of injection molding and tooling maintenance.
- Ability to inspect, clean and repair molding and tooling used in injection molding.
- Install custom accessories needed to ready equipment for production
- Purchase needed items for inventory, spare parts and emergency repairs
- Maintain maintenance software database to keep accurate records and produce equipment reports
- Troubleshoot and repair production equipment.
- Recognize repair items that require outside service and arrange for repair.
- Perform visual inspections of equipment and fixtures.
- Diagnose PLC problems and take appropriate corrective action to repair.
- Complete CMMS work orders and preventive maintenance tasks on time per the established schedule.
- Respond to production down issues in a timely manner and communicate status to stakeholders based on escalation requirements.
- Issue parts to CMMS work orders and maintain an accurate inventory of critical spare parts.
- Assist with production line moves and update equipment records in CMMS.
- Add assets and parts, create PM schedules, transfer assets, and setup users in CMMS.
- Perform installation qualifications of equipment and produce associated report.
- Create change requests to update PM procedures as needed.
- Coordinate maintenance plan and response to complex and longer-term equipment repairs.
- Assign PM work orders to technicians and ensure an even distribution of PM work.
- Understand part, tooling and electrical drawings
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form to all levels of employees and outside contractors.
- Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
- Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.
Shift
Monday – Thursday, 5am – 3:30pm
Required Qualifications
- Technical Diploma (± 12 years) Electrical/Mechanical Technology
- Minimum 5 years of experience in and industrial environment.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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The base pay for this position is
$23.55 – $47.15/hour
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Manufacturing
DIVISION:
SH Structural Heart
LOCATION:
United States > Minnesota > Plymouth : 5050 Nathan Lane N
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists), Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Work in a clean room environment, Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneeling
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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