Process Technician

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.

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 will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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

As Process Technician, you will be responsible for operating the production process to achieve production, quality, and health and safety outcomes.

What You’ll Do:

• Support the achievement of plant operational targets.
• Carry out basic problem‑solving within plant operations.
• Follow standard procedures and work instructions, with support from senior staff as required.
• Identify and respond to basic process variations as required.
• Minimize process failures through adherence to standard practices and timely action.
• Adjust routine tasks as needed based on changing work requirements.
• Use quality, production, maintenance, and health and safety systems as required.
• Communicate clearly with team members, Shift Team Leaders, and other staff.

Quality, Safety and Environmental

• Attend regular departmental meetings with relevant manager/supervisor to build in continuous feedback mechanisms.
• Meet the requirements of ISO by complying with all relevant Quality policies and procedures to ensure the Quality objectives of the business are met.
• Comply with all relevant company Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures, and work practices with the intent of preventing or minimising accidental exposures to self, colleagues and/or the environment.
• Ensure any PPE provided by the Abbott is worn and maintained.
• Report any accidents or incidents within 24 hours through allocated system and notify your manager.

Conduct

• Ensure all activities carried out by self and others are in accordance with legislative employment policies, health & safety requirements and global policy.
• Promote a standard of excellence for quality and customer focus at Abbott.
• Uphold the Abbot Code of Business Conduct.
• Live our Abbott Values – Pioneering, Achieving, Caring, Enduring.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Abbott standard operating procedures and policies and always ensure compliance.
• Ensure your Company related activities comply with relevant Acts, legal demands and ethical standards.

Timekeeping Compliance

• Ensure the timely completion of the timesheet via allocated system.

Compliance and Training Requirements

• Completion of all assigned Training to this role by the scheduled due date is mandatory

Requirements:

• Relevant qualification or food or diary processing, e.g., NZ Diploma in Dairy Processing is preferred.
• Problem solving and fault-finding experience would be an advantage
• Food or manufacturing experience would be an advantage.

Location

This position is based in Auckland > Richard Pearse Drive (RPD) .

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.

The base pay for this position is

N/A/hour
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

DIVISION:

ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain:

LOCATION:

New Zealand > Auckland : RPD

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)