Engineering Technician

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 CIPs.
• 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.

Qualifications :

• 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.

Additional Information :

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time