Equipment Engineer

Abbott Laboratories hiring for Equipment Engineer jobs in Columbus, OH, US

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.

Must bring at least 2 years of equipment engineering experience in an FDA regulated manufacturing facility, preferably in liquid or powder filling through warehouse unit operations in the food/pharma/nutrition industries.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As an equipment engineer, you will:

• Provide technical support on design, development, implementation, optimization, and validation of packaging equipment
• Support the technical execution of multiple concurrent medium- to large-size capital projects for Abbott nutrition plants in the North America region
• Work to develop provisional scope, design, manufacturability, cost, capital, risk, and schedule considerations while collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Review equipment and instrument specifications, construction drawings, plant layout, plant 3D model, vendor proposals and provide feedback on needed changes
• Provide technical support to North America Abbott plants, including existing system issues as well as design improvements/new designs as part of continuous improvement, and act as a technical influencer to senior leadership and stakeholders for business initiatives
• 30% travel is expected as part of the role

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Preferably Mechanical or Chemical engineering)
• Minimum of 2 years of experience, applying engineering knowledge, problem solving, and ingenuity to complete assignments related to process/manufacturing systems.
• Demonstrated technical experience preferably with fillers, gassing systems, seamers, cappers, primary equipment (scoop drops, depalletizers, unscramblers, air rinsers), secondary equipment (labelers, conveyors, coders, vision systems, rejection systems, casepackers) and tertiary equipment (palletizers, stretch wrappers).
• Experience in Powder filling and packaging is a plus
• Experience working in an FDA/USDA regulated facility
• Experience in managing engineering firms, suppliers, and contractors
• Experience in validated processes and systems
• Experience in project management including budget and scope management
• Systems troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis experience
• Strong communication skills including managing internal/external stakeholders

The base pay for this position is $57,300.00 – $114,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.