Manufacturing Automation Engineer

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Manufacturing Automation EngineerI works out of our Scarborough, ME location in the Infectious Disease, Diagnostics Division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

The Manufacturing Automation EngineerI willbe responsible for supporting manufacturing processes improvements, quality/cost savings initiatives while assuring compliance with cGMP, quality,and safety standards.

• Carries out duties in compliance with established business policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates commitment to the development, implementation and effectiveness of applicable Quality Processes as per ISO, FDA, and other regulatory agencies.
• Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal/external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company’s policies and practices.
• Responsibility to understand and maintain awareness of the quality consequences which may occur from the improper performance of their specific job.
• Support department by performing related tasks as requested.
• Assistswithevaluatingautomationmachine logic, electromechanicalsystemsand process controls to troubleshoot equipment.
• Assistswithidentifyingrootcauseof manufacturing failures using structured problem solving.
• Assists with conducting Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and evaluating manufacturing equipment risk.
• Supports design of experiments, validation, completion of testing,and analysis of data for continuous improvement activities.
• Analyzes current equipment for process suitability and provides detailed plans for improvement.
• Supports other engineers and technicians in developing solutions and improvements in materials, equipment,andprocessesas necessary.
• Supports the creationandrevision of manufacturing documents, specifications, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safety instructions, validation protocols, risk assessments, and procedures and other technical documents to ensure compliant, efficient, and safe procedures.
• Participates in teams as necessary to ensure continual improvement,safety,and compliance.
• Assists with considering the safety, ergonomic, maintenance and operator impact on manufacturing design.
• Provides training to technicians and operators on Standard Operating Procedures.
• Supportsmanagingchangesthrough Agile PDM.
• Complies withU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers,…