Facilities Manager

About Abbott

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 114000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics diabetes care medical devices and nutritional Ireland Abbott currently employs about 6000 people across ten sites located in Dublin Donegal Clonmel Cootehill Galway Kilkenny Longford and Sligo.

Please note any offer of employment for this position isconditional upon the successful completionof a pre-employment medical examination including drug and alcohol screening conducted by a medical

practitioner designated by the Company

Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site in Kilkenny that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology to manufacture 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 systems.

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:

As the Facilities Manager you will be responsible for the leadership strategic direction and execution of hard and soft services for the Abbott Kilkenny manufacturing site. This includes strategic facility planning and day-to-day management the design planning planning construction and maintenance of equipment machinery and addition to planning andbudgetingfor all facility this role you will be responsible for coordinating andimplementingfacility/utility projects in an environment of continuous improvement ensuring the site delivers safe and effective products that meet customer needs whilst maintaining compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Planning of future facility activitiesbudgets projects and day to day site operations.

• Sourcing and maintaining all relevant facilities equipment and services including cost schedule and performance.

• Ensure sustained reliability of the Plant facilities including maintenance repair and improvement of Site facilities (both internal and external).

• Identify opportunities for new technology and driving continuous improvement

• Maintaindata managementmethods procedures and reports for all facilities functions.

• Participate in and support the progress offailure/quality/customercomplaint investigations and report on implementation of CAPAs assigned to the process area.

• Coordinate and contribute to the design of SOPs protocols specifications and validation documentation.

• Continuous improvement of the plants Environmental Health and Safety performance.

• Provide direction training and development of the Facilities team.

Qualifications and Experience

• minimum 6 years relevant experience in a similar industry.

• Degree Qualified in Engineering or related degree.

• Strong background in Facilities Management preferably in a regulated environment.

• People Managementexperience.

• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and facilities management software/tools.

• Lean six sigmaqualified (desirable)green beltor black belt.

• Experience establishing programs.

• Strong Problem Solving.

• Communication and influencing skills

What we Offer

Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay as well as benefits such as

• Family health insurance

• Excellent pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Career Development

• Fantastic new facility

• Growing business plus access to many more benefits.

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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer