Utility & Facility Technician

Company Description

Abb Vie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In and Tik Tok.

We are currently looking for an Utility & Facility Technician (18 month FTC) at our Cork plant in Carrigtwohill, it is a modern 'bulk tablet' facility manufacturing solid and capsule formulations to deliver life-changing medicines in key therapeutic areas such as oncology and virology.

• To maintain equipment, facilities and utilities as required by the maintenance program.
• To troubleshoot and resolve equipment malfunctions.
• To propose solutions to equipment, facilities and utilities problems.
• To report all equipment, facilities and utilities anomalies.
• To ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, FDA, HPRA, GMP, Safety and Environmental legislation and procedures.
• Carry out tasks assigned in a timely and effective manner.
• To complete maintenance tasks through the site CMMS.
• Adhere to CMMS System and SOPs.
• Support Maintenance excellence programme by completing w/os correctly and by adhering to the weekly schedule for planned maintenance.
• Maintain the plant, facility and equipment in optimum condition, and to accurately complete all documentation and Logbooks in a GMP compliant manner.
• To assist in the drive for reliability excellence and the deployment of the PdM programme.

• Identify and maintain spare parts and tools, to ensure timely maintenance of plant & equipment.

• Prepare and update assigned SOPs.
• Be familiar with and adhere to Engineering department SOPs and those of other departments as relevant.

• To Troubleshoot and resolve equipment malfunction.
• To take a lead role in maintaining plant electrical, steam, gas, water, LPHW and HVAC services and distribution.
• To take a lead role in maintaining plant purified water systems.
• Become familiar with plant electrical supply and distribution.
• Become familiar with all process and utility equipment.

• Craft Qualification in electrical or mechanical trades
• 2 - 3 Years' experience in pharmaceutical industry or equivalent
• MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook
• Excellent communication skills.
• English Fluent written & oral.

Abb Vie 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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