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Controls Engineer - Urgent Hire

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Job Description - Controls Engineer - Urgent Hire

We are on the lookout for a brilliant Controls Engineer to join our high calibre team at Abbott Laboratories in Donegal Town, Co. Donegal.
Growing your career as a Full Time Controls Engineer is an amazing opportunity to develop competitive skills.
If you are strong in persuasion, problem-solving and have the right mindset for the job, then apply for the position of Controls Engineer at Abbott Laboratories today!

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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 4,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

 

Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal

The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre system.

Controls Engineer
The Controls Engineer will be responsible for providing support to existing systems and new projects. Responsibilities

Develop, design, and evaluate controls and vision aspects of equipment and/or processes.

Manage controls and vison aspects of projects related to product & equipment development.

Provide support to operations, optimising existing processes as needed to ensure that production related goals are met.

Develop knowledge to become the subject matter expert for assigned processes.

Drive process improvements through identification of problem areas/opportunities and collaborate with internal groups and external vendors using Lean / Six Sigma and project management techniques.

Drive structured problem-solving through data collection in collaboration with operations and engineering groups.

Assist with Quality non-conformances, Customer Complaints and CAPA investigations.

Liaise with external equipment manufacturers / suppliers as required


Experi e nce and education requirements for this role:

A minimum of 5 years' relevant experience.

Degree Qualified in a relevant Engineering Discipline; Electrical, Industrial Automation, Mechatronics, etc.

Hands on experience of working with Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs

Hands on experience of working with Vision Systems and HMIs

High speed automation experience, equipment validation and documentation is essential.

Strong data analysis skills and experience applying Six Sigma or equivalent structured problem-solving approaches.

Candidate must be enthusiastic, possessing excellent communication skills and be able to work under their own initiative.

Candidate must be able to demonstrate that you are a team player, committed to continual improvement whilst also showing a willingness to learn quickly.

SQL and Kepware knowledge is desirable, not essential.

PLC system integration with MES systems is desirable, not essential.

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 125 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott , to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott  welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.


Benefits of working as a Controls Engineer in Donegal Town, Co. Donegal:


● Excellent benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Attractive package
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