Instrument Technician III

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 115,000 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, the 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 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.

Job Description

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location within our Global Engineering Services division.

As the Instrument Technician III you will maintain, calibrate, service, troubleshoot and repair measuring and test equipment (M&TE) and control systems used in manufacturing, quality .assurance, and research and development and plant utilities areas. May be required to work on a variety of electrical, electronic, pneumatic, mechanical, process control systems, and optical types of M&TE. The Technician III will work under the direction of the subject matter expert (SMB) until such time that experience dictates progressively moving to more difficult assignments.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Safely and effectively performs service, calibration, and maintenance on a broadly defined scope of equipment and instruments as an Instrument Technician. Applies moderately complex principles, trouble shoots and assists others in resolving equipment/instrument issues in a timely manner.

• Ensures tasks are performed and documented in compliance with approved procedures, standards, GxP and other quality requirements.

• Ensure measurement traceability of Abbott products through measurement standards and/or maintaining artifacts whose value can be ascertained through basic physical constants.

• Completes assigned workload within predetermined schedules, and performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Acts as a trusted advisor and Subject Matter Expert in assigned measurement discipline(s).

• Promptly communicate work status deviations, problems and general information including corrective action to the customer, supervision, and associates.

• Safety knowledge, awareness and compliance with all safety, quality and other job-related policies and procedures; Actively participate in workplace safety and quality audits, and in other Corporate and departmental programs or initiatives.

• Maintains personal, professional, and technical expertise through attendance and participation in in-house and external training courses, and other developmental opportunities.

• Demonstrated skills in working as a team member with other highly specialized, competent, and independent instrument service technicians.

• Establishes and builds relationships and good communication channels with team members, customers, and other personnel, both internal and external to Abbott.

Required Qualfications

• An associate degree in engineering, science, or closely related discipline, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with 3+ years of calibration experience with precision standards and measurement techniques. In addition, a comprehensive knowledge of fundamental electrical, electronic, and thermodynamic principles.

• Experience in the development of measurement uncertainties, analysis and performing statistical process control (SPC) where appropriate.

• Knowledge should consist of an overall awareness of and practice with measurement principles, measurement systems, metrology statistics, measurement assurance, and metrology software.

Preferred Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or closely related discipline, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with 5+ years of calibration experience with precision standards and measurement techniques. In addition, a comprehensive knowledge of fundamental electrical, electronic, and thermodynamic principles.

• An accomplished Metrology Technician in at least three (3) measurement disciplines.

• A technical background in health care, nutritional products, laboratory diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceutical, or similar industries.

• Knowledge should consist of an overall awareness of and practice with measurement principles, measurement systems, metrology statistics, measurement assurance, and metrology software.

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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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