Senior Maintenance Planner

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, theFreedom 2 Save ( student debt program andFreeU ( 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The primary function of this position is to provide workload planning for a multiple skilled trade maintenance department (Electrical, HVAC/R, Mechanical, Plumbing, building maintenance, Rigger, and Movers) for the manufacturing, research/development laboratories, warehouse, and other facilities that make up the Lake County facilities including associated leased facilities.

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning of work that includes estimating of labor hours and material, parts requisition, kitting of materials, and development of a ready backlog of work for the skilled trades.

What You'll Work On

• Develop complete executable job plans to include:

• Safe work practices

• Required job time estimates by trade and enter into CMMS(Maximo)

• Required parts are available

• Required tools and equipment and access will be available

• Required permits and notifications are identified and requested where needed

• Specific safety procedures related to required activities (LOTO, Confined Space, Line Break, Hot Work, etc.)

• Authorization/Approval to perform the work.

• Accountable for ensuring parts are received and kitted for planned work

• Accountable for tracking ordered parts to ensure on-time completion of Job Planning

• Arrange for outside contract services as required

• Conduct on site evaluation of work requests

• Develop cost estimates as required

• Procure parts and materials for planned work

• Front line customer contact for job planning and asset availability

• Interface with Maintenance Operations (Group Leaders, Planners, Supervisors, and Technical Reliability Engineers) for job plan reviews as required

• Responsible for planned work compliance with current standards and specifications

• Responsible for the quality and accuracy of work plans

• Participate in trade group meetings for assigned areas

• Provide technical support for job plans

• Serve as SME for job plans

• Work with trades and review job histories for continuous improvement of job plans

• Initiate MSSRs (add, revise, recommend)

• Will be required to drive/operate autos/equipment during work shift

Accountability:

• Delays and inefficiencies in completion of procedures could result in hundreds of thousands of dollars per day lost in manufacturing.

• This position requires the individual to assure that all regulatory requirements are met and maintained to include FDA, GMP, OSHA, and ISO requirements.

• Not meeting these regulatory requirements could result in hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and the loss of manufacturing of Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Core Diagnostic products to market.

• Flexibility is required in being able to work with all divisions operating within the Abbott Lake County plants to satisfy their needs and meet consistently conflicting schedules.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's degree or the equivalent experience and/or formal post high school technical training/ certification.

• This position requires at least seven years of related skilled trades work experience.

• The Maintenance Planner must also have strong technical expertise so-as-to give direction to and gauge performance for the widely diverse technical services provided by this organization.

• Possess a critical thinking mindset who can multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a timely manner.

• Good writing and verbal skillsets for communications to management, trade groups and customers.

• Must have full-time work experience with computer maintenance management systems, e-mail, and calendaring.

• Must demonstrate the ability to work well with others in a commercial and/or industrial work environment.

• The individual must be able to evaluate the use of various resources and make knowledgeable decisions in regard to safety and company standards and policies.

• Must possess a valid driver's license.

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $28.25 - $56.55 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

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