Manufacturing Engineering – Maintenance & Facility Control
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Job Location:
Zürich - Switzerland
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Manufacturing Engineering Maintenance & Facility Control
Zurich Switzerland Thoratec Switzerland GmbH (Abbott)
Build technology that saves lives and grow while doing it.
At Thoratec Switzerland GmbH part of the Abbott medical device division we design and manufacture lifesaving blood pump systems that support patients with advanced heart failure around the world. Our technologies including the CentriMag and HeartMate 3 are developed and produced at our Zurich site and are used every day in critical care settings.
With around 140 colleagues in Development Quality and Production our Zurich team combines deep technical expertise with a shared sense of purpose. As we continue to grow we are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer Maintenance and Facility Control who enjoys learning collaborating and contributing to something meaningful.
Your Role & Impact
In this role you will help ensure that the production equipment and facility systems behind our lifesupporting medical devices operate safely reliably and compliantly. Youll work closely with colleagues across Engineering Quality Production and external partners in Switzerland and the US.
Your work directly contributes to our quality promise:
Built as intended for your family.
What Youll Do
Take ownership of maintenance and facility control processes supporting high equipment availability and reliability
Plan and implement improvement activities to strengthen compliant facility and utility operations
Act as technical owner for assigned equipment utilities or facility systems throughout their lifecycle
Manage change control activities in our PLM system (Windchill) including impact assessments and stakeholder training
Ensure clear accurate and GMPcompliant documentation in our asset management system (Infor)
Plan and execute qualification and validation activities for equipment facilities and utilities
Investigate deviations nonconformances or incidents in close collaboration with Quality Engineering
Lead improvement initiatives in area of responsibility or represent the department in large scale projects e.g. in cooperation with Abbott sites in the US
Support internal and external audits and inspections as a subjectmatter expert
Ensure compliance with GMP EHS Abbott standards and regulatory requirements
What Were Looking For
Required
Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (ETH/FH or equivalent)
14 years of relevant professional experience (earlycareer profiles welcome)
A structured reliable and independent working style
Fluent English (C2) and communicative German
Nice to Have (Not Mandatory)
Experience in medical devices or other regulated industries (ISO 13485 FDA 21 CFR 820 GxP)
Exposure to production support functions
Experience or interest in qualification and validation activities
If you dont meet all of these but feel excited about the role we still encourage you to apply.
Why Join Abbott / Thoratec
At Abbott we believe people do their best work when they feel supported valued and able to grow. You can expect:
Work that truly matters improving and saving lives
Career development opportunities in a global healthcare organization
A stable role in a crisisresilient industry
A collaborative highly skilled and international team
Competitive compensation and benefits
A modern workplace in the heart of Zurich
An environment where we value diverse perspectives and inclusive collaboration
Ready to Apply
We are looking for a motivated and curious engineer who wants to grow contribute and be part of a missiondriven team.
If this role resonates with you wed love to hear from you even if youre unsure you meet every requirement.
Apply via our careers site:
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The base pay for this position is
N/AIn specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Manufacturing
DIVISION:
HF Heart Failure
LOCATION:
Switzerland : Technoparkstrass 1 CH 8005
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
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