Engineering I Technician
About The Position
The Engineering I Technician works at Abbott’s Caguas location in the SH division on the second shift, from 1:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The role supports manufacturing operations, including manufacturing lines, equipment, processes, root-cause analysis of nonconforming product, and monitoring line performance against goals. The technician determines and may help develop methods and procedures to control or modify manufacturing processes, works with engineers on experiments, and monitors yield and implements yield-improvement initiatives. The technician performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration for mechanical and instrumentation tasks as required by plant operations, generally under the guidance of a more experienced technical person. The role provides technical service, supports equipment and process installation and validation, makes online operating adjustments, maintains documentation for regulatory compliance, and assists with equipment setup, maintenance, project implementation, and startup of new or existing facilities and equipment.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Industrial Mechanics, Electronics, Instrumentation, Automation, or a technical degree.
- Ability to perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration involving mechanical and instrumentation tasks.
- Ability to provide maintenance service for troubleshooting, installation, removal, repair, or support affecting instrumentation, electrical systems, or manufacturing equipment.
Responsibilities
- Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration related to mechanical and instrumentation tasks as required by plant operations.
- Support manufacturing lines, equipment, and processes; investigate nonconforming product and monitor line performance and yield.
- Identify and implement simple corrective actions for manufacturing or yield-related issues.
- Install and validate production-area equipment and processes under manufacturing engineer guidance to improve yield or reduce cycle time, following established validation procedures.
- Evaluate operating data and make online adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment.
- Develop or revise documents and procedures and maintain documentation, monitoring logs, and training manuals for regulatory compliance.
- Certify manufacturing associates in production processes.
- Generate simple change orders for manufacturing documents under engineer guidance.
- Review completed maintenance work and evaluate its impact on processes and products under the guidance of experienced technical personnel.
- Evaluate and order necessary equipment, tools, and fixtures.
- Set up equipment and monitor and troubleshoot assigned systems daily.
- Participate in or assist engineers with design, installation, startup, execution, and maintenance of process equipment, systems, or programs.
- Exchange information and provide recommendations to project team members, designers, management, and engineering or production personnel.
- Assist with startup and troubleshooting of facilities and equipment and support long-term projects under project engineer guidance.
- Comply with safety rules and regulations, Quality Systems, and ISO standards.
Benefits
- Health insurance starting on the first day of employment
- 401(k) savings plan with company match
- Life insurance for the employee and spouse or children
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Education assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Vacation
- Sick days
- Personal days
- Career development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
