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Manufacturing Technician II
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
This position provides technical support by performing any combination of routine or occasional non-routine duties involving the selection and use of standard procedures and / or equipment in support of medical diagnostic instrument and / or reagent development and production; by monitoring, assessing, testing and recalibrating machinery, equipment and processes.
What You'll Work On
- Observe and comply with all safety rules and regulations. This includes the QSR and ISO standards.
- Complies to all safety standards and regulatory requirements.
- Applies a high level of technical support working in a specialized discipline such as electronics, life
- Science, chemistry, mechanics, software, etc.
- Uses computer applications as needed for functional specialty.
- Performs "set-up," tests, repair, inspection, calibration and / or corrective and preventive maintenance of all equipment in different areas (Manufacturing, Warehouse, Quality, etc.) materials, systems and / or products.
- Knowledge of injection molding and tooling maintenance.
- Ability to inspect, clean and repair molding and tooling used in injection molding
- Basic skills in computer hardware and /or software applications such as spreadsheet creation.
- Troubleshoots and make necessary repairs to equipment using problem solving methods as root cause analysis.
- Follows established procedures. Reads, interprets, and may instruct others in the use of all manuals, test
- Reads and interprets engineering drawings, schematics and complex test procedures. Working knowledge and use of complex tools and equipment specific to functional areas.
- Performs and documents all mechanical and or electrical troubleshooting of product as required following all applicable Abbott procedures.
- May use statistical, mathematical and other quantitative and qualitative methods and measurements.
- Conducts failure analysis to component level, complex testing, analysis and troubleshooting; and recommends changes for process improvement.
- May conduct basic experimental design in functional areas; and analyze new products or new applications of existing products.
- Performs testing on prototype electrical and / or mechanical designs as needed.
- Generate redlines for PM procedures as required. Perform routine/preventative maintenance on applicable equipment and documentation in Infor EAM CMMS
- Supports product transfer and continuous improvement projects by providing, installation, set-up, generate maintenance and calibration procedures, and execute equipment, process, and product validations.
- Gathers information on current production equipment, tooling, and systems to determine causes or inefficiencies, errors, or proper spare stock. Coordinates purchasing and storage of necessary spare parts, tools, and fixtures to ensure production equipment and systems operates uninterruptible and in optimum conditions. Identifies and implements continuous improvement opportunities to minimize or eliminate errors to ensure production equipment and systems operates uninterruptible and in optimum conditions.
- Perform disposition per established documents and guides.
- You may be required to perform other tasks, as assigned.
Shift
Monday - Thursday, 5:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma / GED
- Minimum 2 years
- Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting equipment, building and or testing of electronic assemblies.
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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 $21.55 - $43.05 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.