Engineering Technician at AbbVie

To provide a Manufacturing Engineering service to the plant, in order to maximise the availability of Manufacturing Equipment. To ensure continual compliance with the policies relating to Personnel, Quality, Engineering, Safety and Finance.

• To ensure the performance of day to day preventative and demand maintenance activity to maintain manufacturing and utility equipment.
• To liaise with Production to ensure equipment performance is maximized.
• To maintain records and documentation on relevant Engineering Procedures and preventative/ demand maintenance.
• To liaise with Internal/External Engineering Personnel and contract maintenance providers in maintaining trouble shooting, and installing/commissioning equipment.
• To facilitate the implementation of Equipment projects/ process improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Establish with the engineering team leader the department goals, schedules and timetables for activities.
• Stay abreast of developments in technology relevant to the processes being carried out on site.
• Maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
• Ensure successful external, Division and Corporate audits.
• In conjunction with quality calibration coordinator ensure compliance with calibration requirements.
• Completion of PM on manufacturing equipment.
• Completion of instrument calibration as per schedule.
• Identification and implementation of manufacturing equipment related CIP’s.
• Cross train within manufacturing engineering.
• Ensure safety standards are met and safe working practices adhered to.
• Implementation of equipment/process upgrade in an environment of continuous improvement.
• Support the Production Team in ensuring that manufacturing equipment is maintained to meet the output and yield requirements.
• Liaise with Division Engineering as required.
• Adhering to all relevant policies relating to Quality & Safety.
• Supervise external contractors.
• Negotiate cost / quality effective external contracts.
• Required to undertake specific investigations, and equipment monitoring, with the view to improve manufacturing performance e.g. reducing plant maximizing Plant output and yield.
• Relevant Electrical, Mechanical trade exams or academic engineering qualification to Ordinary degree level at a minimum.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a relevant industry at an equivalent position.
• Detailed functional knowledge required of wide range of manufacturing equipment is required. Example: Glass Lined and Hastelloy Reactors, Thermal Oxidizer, Filter Dryers, Vacuum Pumps. Universal Milling Machine, Isolators, Purified water systems, Air Handling Units and Utilities.

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About Abb Vie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.