Associate Mechanical Engineer

Abbott•Columbus, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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. This position works out of our Columbus, Ohio plant location in the Abbott Nutrition Division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. The Columbus Plant is Abbott’s first manufacturing facility in the world, making us a leader in science-backed nutrition products. Working here, you’ll be part of a family that works together to produce quality products that make a difference and help keep consumers nourished at every stage of their lives. The Associate Mechanical Engineer will assist with implementing and maintaining plant equipment, systems and other fixed assets to a high standard of safety, quality, and productivity while maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements. They will provide mechanical support to all aspects of the operation to support production bottling lines, perform small projects, and troubleshoot line performance with the maintenance team. The role also involves implementing mechanical improvements to drive line improvement in quality, safety, and productivity, and providing technical support and leadership to the Columbus plant, engineering, and maintenance teams.

Requirements

B.S. in Engineering: Mechanical focus
Good communication skills, both written and verbal required.
Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures.
Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Strong leadership skills required.
Interacts well with diverse operations/maintenance/engineering groups.

Responsibilities

Assist with implementing and maintaining plant equipment, systems and other fixed assets to a high standard of safety, quality, and productivity while maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
Provide mechanical support to all aspects of the operation to support production bottling lines.
Perform small projects and troubleshoot line performance with the maintenance team.
Implement mechanical improvements to drive line improvement in quality, safety, and productivity.
Provide technical support to the Columbus plant, engineering and maintenance teams.
Provide technical leadership within maintenance team to implement industry best practices.
Use predictive maintenance techniques to drive line improvements.
Support processing and packaging asset performance using 5S, RCA, Lean Six Sigma and other continuous improvement tools.
Work with engineering and maintenance to implement and adhere to Columbus plant or division engineering and programming standards for equipment modifications and upgrades.
Monitor production data to determine areas of improvement and react to unforeseen production/manufacturing issues.
Provide technical training to plant personnel including engineering, equipment operators, electricians, instrument technicians, and maintenance as needed.
Create and execute validation activities according to plant/division policy.
Plans and conducts small projects within the engineering function.
Gather data to aid in detailed planning/monitoring of equipment performance prior to and after project implementation, perform project reviews within Maintenance/Engineering team, implementation, validation, and release to production.
Complete line improvement activities incorporating best available technologies while adhering to Abbott policies, regulatory requirements, GMP standards, Abbott Engineering Standards, and Environmental, Health / Safety regulations.
Review equipment/process specifications, drawings, and software as required and ensure that existing documentation is accurate and appropriate.
Research, recommend, implement, and qualify replacement parts for discontinued/obsolete components, equipment, and software.

Benefits

Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 5 personal days + 10 paid holidays
Retiree Healthcare program
Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
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 stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
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.
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.